Methods for treating sars cov-2 infections

ABSTRACT

Provided are methods for treating 2019-nCoV virus (SARS-CoV-2) infections by administering nucleosides and prodrugs thereof, of Formula I: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein the 1′ position of the nucleoside sugar is substituted.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/158,391, filed on Jan. 26, 2021, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 63/031,373 filed on May 28, 2020, U.S. Provisional Application 62/985,194 filed on Mar. 4, 2020, U.S. Provisional Application 62/976,671 filed on Feb. 14, 2020 and U.S. Provisional Application 62/966,440 filed on Jan. 27, 2020. The entire contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates generally to methods and compounds for treating or preventing 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV; SARS-CoV-2) infections (COVID-19), particularly methods and nucleosides and prodrugs thereof for treating or preventing 2019-nCoV infections (COVID-19).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Coronaviruses, named for the crown-like spikes on their surfaces, infect mostly bats, pigs and small mammals. They mutate easily and can jump from animals to humans, and from one human to another. In recent years, they have become a growing player in infectious-disease outbreaks world-wide. Recently, a novel coronavirus has been identified in the City of Wuhan, China (Wuhan coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; SARS-CoV-2; may also be referred as transmissible acute respiratory syndrome (TARS-CoV), clustered acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (CARS-CoV), or rapid spread respiratory syndrome coronavirus (RARS-CoV)). Currently, an outbreak of 2019-nCoV associated pneumonia is taking place in China. There remains an urgent need to develop a safe and effective product to protect and/or treat 2019-nCoV infection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Provided are methods and compounds for the treatment or prevention of infections caused by the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19).

Provided is a method for treating or preventing a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I:

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, thereof;     -   wherein:     -   each R¹ is H or halogen;     -   each R², R³, R⁴ or R⁵ is independently H, OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃,         CN, NO₂, S(O)_(n)R^(a), halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl;     -   or any two R², R³, R⁴ or R⁵ on adjacent carbon atoms when taken         together are —O(CO)O— or when taken together with the ring         carbon atoms to which they are attached form a double bond;     -   R⁶ is OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃, CN, NO₂, S(O)_(n)R^(a), —C(═O)R¹¹,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹, —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹,         —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), —SO₂NR¹¹R¹², halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl, or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;     -   R⁷ is selected from a group consisting of         -   a) H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹,             —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹, —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), or             —SO₂NR¹¹R¹²,             -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,                 (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R¹¹                 or R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with                 one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a);                 and wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms                 of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced                 with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—,

-   -   -   -   wherein:                 -   R^(c) is selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl,                     2-naphthyl,

-   -   -   -   -   R^(d) is H or CH₃;                 -   R^(e1) and R^(e2) are each independently H,                     (C₁-C₆)alkyl or benzyl;                 -   R^(f) is selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl,                     (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, and —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl;                 -   R^(g) is selected from (C₁-C₈)alkyl,                     —O—(C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl, —O-benzyl,                     —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl,                     and CF₃; and                 -   n′ is selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4; and

        -   d) a group of the formula:

-   -   -   -   wherein:                 -   Q is O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂;                 -   Z¹ and Z², when taken together, are                     -Q¹(C(R^(y))₂)₃Q¹-;                 -   wherein                 -    each Q¹ is independently O, S, or NR; and                 -    each R^(y) is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, R,                     —C(=Q²)R, —C(=Q²)OR, —C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —N(R)₂, —⁺N(R)₃,                     —SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR),                     —OC(=Q¹)R, —OC(=Q²)OR, —OC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —SC(=Q²)R,                     —SC(=Q²)OR, —SC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —N(R)C(=Q²)R,                     —N(R)C(=Q²)OR, —N(R)C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —SO₂NR₂, —CN, —N₃,                     —NO₂, —OR, or Z³; or when taken together, two R^(y)                     on the same carbon atom form a carbocyclic ring of 3                     to 7 carbon atoms;                 -    each Q² is independently, O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R),                     N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂; or                 -   Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of the                     Formula Ia:

-   -   -   -   -   wherein:                 -    each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, NR,                     ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), N—NR₂, S, S—S, S(O), or                     S(O)₂;                 -    M2 is 0, 1 or 2;                 -   each R^(x) is independently R^(y) or the formula:

-   -   -   -   -    wherein:                 -    each M1a, M1c, and M1d is independently 0 or 1;                 -    M12c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12;                 -    Z³ is Z⁴ or Z⁵;                 -    Z⁴ is R, —C(Q²)R^(y), —C(Q²)Z⁵, —SO₂R^(y), or                     —SO₂Z⁵;                 -    and                 -    Z⁵ is a carbocycle or a heterocycle wherein Z⁵ is                     independently substituted with 0 to 3 R^(y) groups;

    -   R⁸ is halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹¹, NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂,         CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NNHR¹¹, —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂,         —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)OR¹¹, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)n(C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, OR¹¹ or S¹¹;

    -   each R⁹ or R¹⁰ is independently H, halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹,         NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂, CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NHNR¹¹,         —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹²,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, R¹¹, OR¹¹ or S¹¹;

    -   each R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)n(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a         nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 3 to 7 membered         heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said         heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or         —NR_(a)—;

    -   each R^(a) is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, —C(═O)R, —C(═O)OR, —C(═O)NR₂, —C(═O)SR,         —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), or —SO₂NR₂; wherein

    -   each R is independently H, (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted         alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)         alkynyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl,         (C₆-C₂₀)substituted aryl, (C₂-C₂₀)heterocyclyl,         (C₂-C₂₀)substituted heterocyclyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         substituted (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;

    -   each n is independently 0, 1, or 2; and

    -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² is,         independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo,         hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a); and wherein one or more of         the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be         optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR^(a)—.

In another embodiment, the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, polymorph, pseudopolymorph, amorphous form, hydrate or solvate of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, to a mammal in need thereof.

In some embodiments, provided is a method for treating or preventing a 2019-nCoV infection (COVID-19) in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I:

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;     -   wherein:     -   each R¹ is H or halogen;     -   each R², R³, R⁴ or R⁵ is independently H, OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃,         CN, NO₂, S(O)_(n)R^(a), halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl;     -   or any two R², R³, R⁴ or R⁵ on adjacent carbon atoms when taken         together are —O(CO)O— or when taken together with the ring         carbon atoms to which they are attached form a double bond;     -   R⁶ is OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃, CN, NO₂, S(O)_(n)R^(a), —C(═O)R¹¹,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹, —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹,         —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), —SO₂NR¹¹R¹², halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl, or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;     -   R⁷ is selected from a group consisting of:         -   a) H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹,             —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹, —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), or             —SO₂NR¹¹R¹²,             -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,                 (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R¹¹                 or R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with                 one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a);                 and wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms                 of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced                 with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—,

-   -   -   -   wherein:                 -   R^(c) is selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl,                     2-naphthyl,

-   -   -   -   -   R^(d) is H or CH₃;                 -   R^(e1) and R^(e2) are each independently H,                     (C₁-C₆)alkyl or benzyl;                 -   R^(f) is selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl,                     (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, and —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl;                 -   R^(g) is selected from (C₁-C₈)alkyl,                     —O—(C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl, —O-benzyl,                     —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl,                     and CF₃; and                 -   n′ is selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4; and

        -   d) a group of the formula:

-   -   -   -   wherein:                 -   Q is O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂;                 -   Z¹ and Z², when taken together, are                     -Q¹(C(R^(y))₂)₃Q¹-;                 -   wherein                 -    each Q¹ is independently O, S, or NR; and                 -    each R^(y) is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, R,                     —C(=Q²)R, —C(=Q²)OR, —C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —N(R)₂, —⁺N(R)₃,                     —SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR),                     —OC(=Q¹)R, —OC(=Q²)OR, —OC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —SC(=Q²)R,                     —SC(=Q²)OR, —SC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —N(R)C(=Q²)R,                     —N(R)C(=Q²)OR, —N(R)C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —SO₂NR₂, —CN, —N₃,                     —NO₂, —OR, or Z³; or when taken together, two R^(y)                     on the same carbon atom form a carbocyclic ring of 3                     to 7 carbon atoms;                 -    each Q² is independently, O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R),                     N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂; or                 -   Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of the                     Formula Ia:

-   -   -   -   -   wherein:                 -    each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, NR,                     ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), N—NR₂, S, S—S, S(O), or                     S(O)₂;                 -    M2 is 0, 1 or 2;                 -    each R^(x) is independently R^(y) or the formula:

-   -   -   -   -    wherein:                 -    each M1a, M1c, and M1d is independently 0 or 1;                 -    M12c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12;                 -    Z³ is Z⁴ or Z⁵;                 -    Z⁴ is R, —C(Q²)R^(y), —C(Q²)Z⁵, —SO₂R^(y), or                     —SO₂Z⁵; and                 -    Z⁵ is a carbocycle or a heterocycle wherein Z⁵ is                     independently substituted with 0 to 3 R^(y) groups;

    -   R⁸ is halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹¹, NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂,         CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NNHR¹¹, —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂,         —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)OR¹¹, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)n(C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, OR¹¹ or S¹¹;

    -   each R⁹ or R¹⁰ is independently H, halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹,         NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂, CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NHNR¹¹,         —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹²,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, R¹¹, OR¹¹ or S¹¹;

    -   each R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)n(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a         nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 3 to 7 membered         heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said         heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or         —NR_(a)—;

    -   each R^(a) is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, —C(═O)R, —C(═O)OR, —C(═O)NR₂, —C(═O)SR,         —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), or —SO₂NR₂; wherein

    -   each R is independently H, (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted         alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)         alkynyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl,         (C₆-C₂₀)substituted aryl, (C₂-C₂₀)heterocyclyl,         (C₂-C₂₀)substituted heterocyclyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         substituted (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;

    -   each n is independently 0, 1, or 2; and

    -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² is,         independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo,         hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a); and wherein one or more of         the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be         optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR^(a)—.

In another embodiment, the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, polymorph, pseudopolymorph, amorphous form, hydrate or solvate of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a mammal in need thereof. In a further embodiment, the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a mammal in need thereof. In a further embodiment, the method comprises administering remdesivir, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a mammal in need thereof. In another embodiment, the method comprises administering remdesivir to a mammal in need thereof. In some embodiments, the mammal is a human.

In another embodiment, the method of treating or preventing a 2019-nCoV in a human in need thereof comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a Formula I compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier.

In another embodiment, the method of treating or preventing a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a Formula I compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent.

In another embodiment, the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a combination pharmaceutical agent comprising:

-   -   a) a first pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of         Formula I; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or         ester thereof; and     -   b) a second pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one         additional therapeutic agent active against the 2019-nCoV.

In another embodiment, the present application provides for a method of inhibiting a 2019-nCoV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, comprising contacting a cell infected with the 2019-nCoV with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvate, and/or ester thereof.

In another embodiment, provided is the use of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, to treat a viral infection caused by the 2019-nCoV.

In another embodiment method comprises event driven administration of a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 1. Definitions

Unless stated otherwise, the following terms and phrases as used herein are intended to have the following meanings:

When trade names are used herein, applicants intend to independently include the trade name product and the active pharmaceutical ingredient(s) of the trade name product.

As used herein, “a compound of the invention” or “a compound of Formula I” means a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof. Similarly, with respect to isolatable intermediates, the phrase “a compound of Formula (number)” means a compound of that formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof.

“Alkyl” is hydrocarbon containing normal, secondary, tertiary or cyclic carbon atoms. For example, an alkyl group can have 1 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e, C₁-C₂₀ alkyl), 1 to 8 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₈ alkyl), or 1 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₆ alkyl). Examples of suitable alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl (Me, —CH₃), ethyl (Et, —CH₂CH₃), 1-propyl (n-Pr, n-propyl, —CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-propyl (i-Pr, i-propyl, —CH(CH₃)₂), 1-butyl (n-Bu, n-butyl, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-methyl-1-propyl (i-Bu, i-butyl, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), 2-butyl (s-Bu, s-butyl, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 2-methyl-2-propyl (t-Bu, t-butyl, —C(CH₃)₃), 1-pentyl (n-pentyl, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-pentyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-pentyl (—CH(CH₂CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-2-butyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₃), 3-methyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH₃)CH(CH₃)₂), 3-methyl-1-butyl (—CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-1-butyl (—CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 1-hexyl (—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-hexyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-hexyl (—CH(CH₂CH₃)(CH₂CH₂CH₃)), 2-methyl-2-pentyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-methyl-2-pentyl (—CH(CH₃)CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 4-methyl-2-pentyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), 3-methyl-3-pentyl (—C(CH₃)(CH₂CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-3-pentyl (—CH(CH₂CH₃)CH(CH₃)₂), 2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH(CH₃)₂), 3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH₃)C(CH₃)₃, and octyl (—(CH₂)₇CH₃).

“Alkoxy” means a group having the formula —O-alkyl, in which an alkyl group, as defined above, is attached to the parent molecule via an oxygen atom. The alkyl portion of an alkoxy group can have 1 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy), 1 to 12 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₁₂ alkoxy), or 1 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₆ alkoxy). Examples of suitable alkoxy groups include, but are not limited to, methoxy (—O—CH₃ or —OMe), ethoxy (—OCH₂CH₃ or —OEt), t-butoxy (—O—C(CH₃)₃ or —OtBu) and the like.

“Haloalkyl” is an alkyl group, as defined above, in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the alkyl group is replaced with a halogen atom. The alkyl portion of a haloalkyl group can have 1 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₂₀ haloalkyl), 1 to 12 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₁₂ haloalkyl), or 1 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₆ alkyl). Examples of suitable haloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, —CF₃, —CHF₂, —CFH₂, —CH₂CF₃, and the like.

“Alkenyl” is a hydrocarbon containing normal, secondary, tertiary or cyclic carbon atoms with at least one site of unsaturation, i.e. a carbon-carbon, sp² double bond. For example, an alkenyl group can have 2 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₂₀ alkenyl), 2 to 8 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₈ alkenyl), or 2 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₆ alkenyl). Examples of suitable alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethylene or vinyl (—CH═CH₂), allyl (—CH₂CH═CH₂), cyclopentenyl (—C₅H₇), and 5-hexenyl (—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH═CH₂).

“Alkynyl” is a hydrocarbon containing normal, secondary, tertiary or cyclic carbon atoms with at least one site of unsaturation, i.e. a carbon-carbon, sp triple bond. For example, an alkynyl group can have 2 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₂₀ alkynyl), 2 to 8 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₈ alkyne,), or 2 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₆ alkynyl). Examples of suitable alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, acetylenic (—C≡CH), propargyl (—CH₂C≡CH), and the like.

“Alkylene” refers to a saturated, branched or straight chain or cyclic hydrocarbon radical having two monovalent radical centers derived by the removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same or two different carbon atoms of a parent alkane. For example, an alkylene group can have 1 to 20 carbon atoms, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Typical alkylene radicals include, but are not limited to, methylene (—CH₂—), 1,1-ethyl (—CH(CH₃)—), 1,2-ethyl (—CH₂CH₂—), 1,1-propyl (—CH(CH₂CH₃)—), 1,2-propyl (—CH₂CH(CH₃)—), 1,3-propyl (—CH₂CH₂CH₂—), 1,4-butyl (—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—), and the like.

“Alkenylene” refers to an unsaturated, branched or straight chain or cyclic hydrocarbon radical having two monovalent radical centers derived by the removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same or two different carbon atoms of a parent alkene. For example, and alkenylene group can have 1 to 20 carbon atoms, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Typical alkenylene radicals include, but are not limited to, 1,2-ethylene (—CH═CH—).

“Alkynylene” refers to an unsaturated, branched or straight chain or cyclic hydrocarbon radical having two monovalent radical centers derived by the removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same or two different carbon atoms of a parent alkyne. For example, an alkynylene group can have 1 to 20 carbon atoms, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Typical alkynylene radicals include, but are not limited to, acetylene (—C≡C—), propargyl (—CH₂C≡C—), and 4-pentynyl (—CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡C—).

“Amino” refers generally to a nitrogen radical which can be considered a derivative of ammonia, having the formula —N(X)₂, where each “X” is independently H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, etc. The hybridization of the nitrogen is approximately sp³. Nonlimiting types of amino include —NH₂, —N(alkyl)₂, —NH(alkyl), —N(carbocyclyl)₂, —NH(carbocyclyl), —N(heterocyclyl)₂, —NH(heterocyclyl), —N(aryl)₂, —NH(aryl), —N(alkyl)(aryl), —N(alkyl)(heterocyclyl), —N(carbocyclyl)(heterocyclyl), —N(aryl)(heteroaryl), —N(alkyl)(heteroaryl), etc. The term “alkylamino” refers to an amino group substituted with at least one alkyl group. Nonlimiting examples of amino groups include —NH₂, —NH(CH₃), —N(CH₃)₂, —NH(CH₂CH₃), —N(CH₂CH₃)₂, —NH(phenyl), —N(phenyl)₂, —NH(benzyl), —N(benzyl)₂, etc. Substituted alkylamino refers generally to alkylamino groups, as defined above, in which at least one substituted alkyl, as defined herein, is attached to the amino nitrogen atom. Non-limiting examples of substituted alkylamino includes —NH(alkylene-C(O)—OH), —NH(alkylene-C(O)—O-alkyl), —N(alkylene-C(O)—OH)₂, —N(alkylene-C(O)—O-alkyl)₂, etc.

“Aryl” means an aromatic hydrocarbon radical derived by the removal of one hydrogen atom from a single carbon atom of a parent aromatic ring system. For example, an aryl group can have 6 to 20 carbon atoms, 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or 6 to 10 carbon atoms. Typical aryl groups include, but are not limited to, radicals derived from benzene (e.g., phenyl), substituted benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, biphenyl, and the like.

“Arylalkyl” refers to an acyclic alkyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal or sp³ carbon atom, is replaced with an aryl radical. Typical arylalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, benzyl, 2-phenylethan-1-yl, naphthylmethyl, 2-naphthylethan-1-yl, naphthobenzyl, 2-naphthophenylethan-1-yl and the like. The arylalkyl group can comprise 7 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g., the alkyl moiety is 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the aryl moiety is 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

“Arylalkenyl” refers to an acyclic alkenyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal or sp³ carbon atom, but also an sp² carbon atom, is replaced with an aryl radical. The aryl portion of the arylalkenyl can include, for example, any of the aryl groups disclosed herein, and the alkenyl portion of the arylalkenyl can include, for example, any of the alkenyl groups disclosed herein. The arylalkenyl group can comprise 8 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g., the alkenyl moiety is 2 to 6 carbon atoms and the aryl moiety is 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

“Arylalkynyl” refers to an acyclic alkynyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal or sp³ carbon atom, but also an sp carbon atom, is replaced with an aryl radical. The aryl portion of the arylalkynyl can include, for example, any of the aryl groups disclosed herein, and the alkynyl portion of the arylalkynyl can include, for example, any of the alkynyl groups disclosed herein. The arylalkynyl group can comprise 8 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g., the alkynyl moiety is 2 to 6 carbon atoms and the aryl moiety is 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

The term “substituted” in reference to alkyl, alkylene, aryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, etc., for example, “substituted alkyl”, “substituted alkylene”, “substituted aryl”, “substituted arylalkyl”, “substituted heterocyclyl”, and “substituted carbocyclyl” means alkyl, alkylene, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, carbocyclyl respectively, in which one or more hydrogen atoms are each independently replaced with a non-hydrogen substituent. Typical substituents include, but are not limited to, —X, —R^(b), —O—, ═O, —OR^(b), —SR^(b), —S⁻, —NR^(b) ₂, —N⁺R^(b) ₃, ═NR^(b), —CX₃, —CN, —OCN, —SCN, —N═C═O, —NCS, —NO, —NO₂, ═N₂, —N₃, —NHC(═O)R^(b), —OC(═O)R^(b), —NHC(═O)NR₂, —S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂OH, —S(═O)₂R^(b), —OS(═O)₂OR^(b), —S(═O)₂NR^(b) ₂, —S(═O)R^(b), —OP(═O)(OR^(b))₂, —P(═O)(OR^(b))₂, —P(═O)(O—)₂, —P(═O)(OH)₂, —P(O)(OR^(b))(O—), —C(═O)R^(b), —C(═O)X, —C(S)R^(b), —C(O)OR^(b), —C(O)O—, —C(S)OR^(b), —C(O)SR, —C(S)SR, —C(O)NR₂, —C(S)NR₂, —C(═NR)NR₂, where each X is independently a halogen: F, Cl, Br, or I; and each R^(b) is independently H, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, a heterocycle, or a protecting group or prodrug moiety. Alkylene, alkenylene, and alkynylene groups may also be similarly substituted. Unless otherwise indicated, when the term “substituted” is used in conjunction with groups such as arylalkyl, which have two or more moieties capable of substitution, the substituents can be attached to the aryl moiety, the alkyl moiety, or both. The term “C₁-C₈ substituted alkyl” refers to an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbons which is substituted as defined herein. Likewise, the term “C₂-C₈ substituted alkenyl” refers an alkenyl having 2 to 8 carbons, substituted as defined herein; and the term “C₂-C₈ substituted alkynyl” refers to an alkynyl group having 1 to 8 carbons substituted as defined herein. Similarly, term “(C₆-C₂₀)substituted aryl” refers to an aryl having 6 to 20 carbons, substituted as defined herein; and term (C₂-C₂₀)substituted heterocyclyl refers to an heterocyclyl having 2 to 20 carbons, which is substituted as defined herein.

A “prodrug” is defined in the pharmaceutical field as a biologically inactive derivative of a drug that upon administration to the human body is converted to the biologically active parent drug according to some chemical or enzymatic pathway.

One skilled in the art will recognize that substituents and other moieties of the compounds of Formula I-IV should be selected in order to provide a compound which is sufficiently stable to provide a pharmaceutically useful compound which can be formulated into an acceptably stable pharmaceutical composition. Compounds of Formula I-IV which have such stability are contemplated as falling within the scope of the present invention.

“Heteroalkyl” refers to an alkyl group where one or more carbon atoms have been replaced with a heteroatom, such as, O, N, or S. For example, if the carbon atom of the alkyl group which is attached to the parent molecule is replaced with a heteroatom (e.g., O, N, or S) the resulting heteroalkyl groups are, respectively, an alkoxy group (e.g., —OCH₃, etc.), an amine (e.g., —NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, etc.), or a thioalkyl group (e.g., —SCH₃). If a non-terminal carbon atom of the alkyl group which is not attached to the parent molecule is replaced with a heteroatom (e.g., O, N, or S) the resulting heteroalkyl groups are, respectively, an alkyl ether (e.g., —CH₂CH₂—O—CH₃, etc.), an alkyl amine (e.g., —CH₂NHCH₃, —CH₂N(CH₃)₂, etc.), or a thioalkyl ether (e.g., —CH₂—S—CH₃). If a terminal carbon atom of the alkyl group is replaced with a heteroatom (e.g., O, N, or S), the resulting heteroalkyl groups are, respectively, a hydroxyalkyl group (e.g., —CH₂CH₂—OH), an aminoalkyl group (e.g., —CH₂NH₂), or an alkyl thiol group (e.g., —CH₂CH₂—SH). A heteroalkyl group can have, for example, 1 to 20 carbon atoms, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or 1 to 6 carbon atoms. A C₁-C₆ heteroalkyl group means a heteroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

“Heterocycle” or “heterocyclyl” as used herein includes by way of example and not limitation those heterocycles described in Paquette, Leo A.; Principles of Modem Heterocyclic Chemistry (W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1968), particularly Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9; The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, A Series of Monographs” (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1950 to present), in particular Volumes 13, 14, 16, 19, and 28; and J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1960) 82:5566. In one specific embodiment of the invention “heterocycle” includes a “carbocycle” as defined herein, wherein one or more (e.g. 1, 2, 3, or 4) carbon atoms have been replaced with a heteroatom (e.g. O, N, or S). The terms “heterocycle” or “heterocyclyl” includes saturated rings, partially unsaturated rings, and aromatic rings (i.e., heteroaromatic rings). Substituted heterocyclyls include, for example, heterocyclic rings substituted with any of the substituents disclosed herein including carbonyl groups. A non-limiting example of a carbonyl substituted heterocyclyl is:

Examples of heterocycles include by way of example and not limitation pyridyl, dihydroypyridyl, tetrahydropyridyl (piperidyl), thiazolyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, sulfur oxidized tetrahydrothiophenyl, pyrimidinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, tetrazolyl, benzofuranyl, thianaphthalenyl, indolyl, indolenyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, benzimidazolyl, piperidinyl, 4-piperidonyl, pyrrolidinyl, 2-pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, decahydroquinolinyl, octahydroisoquinolinyl, azocinyl, triazinyl, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl, 2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, thienyl, thianthrenyl, pyranyl, isobenzofuranyl, chromenyl, xanthenyl, phenoxathinyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, indolizinyl, isoindolyl, 3H-indolyl, 1H-indazoly, purinyl, 4H-quinolizinyl, phthalazinyl, naphthyridinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinazolinyl, cinnolinyl, pteridinyl, 4aH-carbazolyl, carbazolyl, β-carbolinyl, phenanthridinyl, acridinyl, pyrimidinyl, phenanthrolinyl, phenazinyl, phenothiazinyl, furazanyl, phenoxazinyl, isochromanyl, chromanyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, piperazinyl, indolinyl, isoindolinyl, quinuclidinyl, morpholinyl, oxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, isatinoyl, and bis-tetrahydrofuranyl:

By way of example and not limitation, carbon bonded heterocycles are bonded at position 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of a pyridine, position 3, 4, 5, or 6 of a pyridazine, position 2, 4, 5, or 6 of a pyrimidine, position 2, 3, 5, or 6 of a pyrazine, position 2, 3, 4, or 5 of a furan, tetrahydrofuran, thiofuran, thiophene, pyrrole or tetrahydropyrrole, position 2, 4, or 5 of an oxazole, imidazole or thiazole, position 3, 4, or 5 of an isoxazole, pyrazole, or isothiazole, position 2 or 3 of an aziridine, position 2, 3, or 4 of an azetidine, position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 of a quinoline or position 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 of an isoquinoline. Still more typically, carbon bonded heterocycles include 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 5-pyridyl, 6-pyridyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 4-pyridazinyl, 5-pyridazinyl, 6-pyridazinyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 6-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyrazinyl, 5-pyrazinyl, 6-pyrazinyl, 2-thiazolyl, 4-thiazolyl, or 5-thiazolyl.

By way of example and not limitation, nitrogen bonded heterocycles are bonded at position 1 of an aziridine, azetidine, pyrrole, pyrrolidine, 2-pyrroline, 3-pyrroline, imidazole, imidazolidine, 2-imidazoline, 3-imidazoline, pyrazole, pyrazoline, 2-pyrazoline, 3-pyrazoline, piperidine, piperazine, indole, indoline, 1H-indazole, position 2 of a isoindole, or isoindoline, position 4 of a morpholine, and position 9 of a carbazole, or β-carboline. Still more typically, nitrogen bonded heterocycles include 1-aziridyl, 1-azetedyl, 1-pyrrolyl, 1-imidazolyl, 1-pyrazolyl, and 1-piperidinyl.

“Heterocyclylalkyl” refers to an acyclic alkyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal or sp³ carbon atom, is replaced with a heterocyclyl radical (i.e., a heterocyclyl-alkylene-moiety). Typical heterocyclyl alkyl groups include, but are not limited to heterocyclyl-CH₂—, 2-(heterocyclyl)ethan-1-yl, and the like, wherein the “heterocyclyl” portion includes any of the heterocyclyl groups described above, including those described in Principles of Modem Heterocyclic Chemistry. One skilled in the art will also understand that the heterocyclyl group can be attached to the alkyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkyl by means of a carbon-carbon bond or a carbon-heteroatom bond, with the proviso that the resulting group is chemically stable. The heterocyclyl alkyl group comprises 3 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g., the alkyl portion of the arylalkyl group is 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the heterocyclyl moiety is 2 to 14 carbon atoms. Examples of heterocyclylalkyls include by way of example and not limitation 5-membered sulfur, oxygen, and/or nitrogen containing heterocycles such as thiazolylmethyl, 2-thiazolylethan-1-yl, imidazolylmethyl, oxazolylmethyl, thiadiazolylmethyl, etc., 6-membered sulfur, oxygen, and/or nitrogen containing heterocycles such as piperidinylmethyl, piperazinylmethyl, morpholinylmethyl, pyridinylmethyl, pyridizylmethyl, pyrimidylmethyl, pyrazinylmethyl, etc.

“Heterocyclylalkenyl” refers to an acyclic alkenyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal or sp³ carbon atom, but also a sp² carbon atom, is replaced with a heterocyclyl radical (i.e., a heterocyclyl-alkenylene-moiety). The heterocyclyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkenyl group includes any of the heterocyclyl groups described herein, including those described in Principles of Modem Heterocyclic Chemistry, and the alkenyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkenyl group includes any of the alkenyl groups disclosed herein. One skilled in the art will also understand that the heterocyclyl group can be attached to the alkenyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkenyl by means of a carbon-carbon bond or a carbon-heteroatom bond, with the proviso that the resulting group is chemically stable. The heterocyclyl alkenyl group comprises 4 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g., the alkenyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkenyl group is 2 to 6 carbon atoms and the heterocyclyl moiety is 2 to 14 carbon atoms.

“Heterocyclylalkynyl” refers to an acyclic alkynyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal or sp³ carbon atom, but also an sp carbon atom, is replaced with a heterocyclyl radical (i.e., a heterocyclyl-alkynylene-moiety). The heterocyclyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkynyl group includes any of the heterocyclyl groups described herein, including those described in Principles of Modem Heterocyclic Chemistry, and the alkynyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkynyl group includes any of the alkynyl groups disclosed herein. One skilled in the art will also understand that the heterocyclyl group can be attached to the alkynyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkynyl by means of a carbon-carbon bond or a carbon-heteroatom bond, with the proviso that the resulting group is chemically stable. The heterocyclyl alkynyl group comprises 4 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g., the alkynyl portion of the heterocyclyl alkynyl group is 2 to 6 carbon atoms and the heterocyclyl moiety is 2 to 14 carbon atoms.

“Heteroaryl” refers to an aromatic heterocyclyl having at least one heteroatom in the ring. Non-limiting examples of suitable heteroatoms which can be included in the aromatic ring include oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen. Non-limiting examples of heteroaryl rings include all of those aromatic rings listed in the definition of “heterocyclyl”, including pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, purinyl, furanyl, thienyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, carbazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyridazyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazyl, etc.

“Carbocycle” or “carbocyclyl” refers to a saturated (i.e., cycloalkyl), partially unsaturated (e.g., cycloakenyl, cycloalkadienyl, etc.) or aromatic ring having 3 to 7 carbon atoms as a monocycle, 7 to 12 carbon atoms as a bicycle, and up to about 20 carbon atoms as a polycycle. Monocyclic carbocycles have 3 to 7 ring atoms, still more typically 5 or 6 ring atoms. Bicyclic carbocycles have 7 to 12 ring atoms, e.g., arranged as a bicyclo [4,5], [5,5], [5,6] or [6,6] system, or 9 or 10 ring atoms arranged as a bicyclo [5,6] or [6,6] system, or spiro-fused rings. Non-limiting examples of monocyclic carbocycles include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, 1-cyclopent-1-enyl, 1-cyclopent-2-enyl, 1-cyclopent-3-enyl, cyclohexyl, 1-cyclohex-1-enyl, 1-cyclohex-2-enyl, 1-cyclohex-3-enyl, and phenyl. Non-limiting examples of bicyclo carbocycles includes naphthyl, tetrahydronapthalene, and decaline.

“Carbocyclylalkyl” refers to an acyclic alkyl radical in which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom is replaced with a carbocyclyl radical as described herein. Typical, but non-limiting, examples of carbocyclylalkyl groups include cyclopropylmethyl, cyclopropylethyl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclopentylmethyl and cyclohexylmethyl.

“Arylheteroalkyl” refers to a heteroalkyl as defined herein, in which a hydrogen atom (which may be attached either to a carbon atom or a heteroatom) has been replaced with an aryl group as defined herein. The aryl groups may be bonded to a carbon atom of the heteroalkyl group, or to a heteroatom of the heteroalkyl group, provided that the resulting arylheteroalkyl group provides a chemically stable moiety. For example, an arylheteroalkyl group can have the general formulae -alkylene-O-aryl, -alkylene-O-alkylene-aryl, -alkylene-NH-aryl, -alkylene-NH-alkylene-aryl, -alkylene-S-aryl, -alkylene-S-alkylene-aryl, etc. In addition, any of the alkylene moieties in the general formulae above can be further substituted with any of the substituents defined or exemplified herein.

“Heteroarylalkyl” refers to an alkyl group, as defined herein, in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a heteroaryl group as defined herein. Non-limiting examples of heteroaryl alkyl include —CH₂-pyridinyl, —CH₂-pyrrolyl, —CH₂-oxazolyl, —CH₂-indolyl, —CH₂-isoindolyl, —CH₂-purinyl, —CH₂-furanyl, —CH₂-thienyl, —CH₂-benzofuranyl, —CH₂-benzothiophenyl, —CH₂-carbazolyl, —CH₂-imidazolyl, —CH₂-thiazolyl, —CH₂-isoxazolyl, —CH₂-pyrazolyl, —CH₂-isothiazolyl, —CH₂-quinolyl, —CH₂-isoquinolyl, —CH₂-pyridazyl, —CH₂-pyrimidyl, —CH₂-pyrazyl, —CH(CH₃)-pyridinyl, —CH(CH₃)-pyrrolyl, —CH(CH₃)-oxazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-indolyl, —CH(CH₃)-isoindolyl, —CH(CH₃)-purinyl, —CH(CH₃)-furanyl, —CH(CH₃)-thienyl, —CH(CH₃)-benzofuranyl, —CH(CH₃)-benzothiophenyl, —CH(CH₃)-carbazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-imidazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-thiazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-isoxazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-pyrazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-isothiazolyl, —CH(CH₃)-quinolyl, —CH(CH₃)-isoquinolyl, —CH(CH₃)-pyridazyl, —CH(CH₃)-pyrimidyl, —CH(CH₃)-pyrazyl, etc.

The term “optionally substituted” in reference to a particular moiety of the compound of Formula I-IV (e.g., an optionally substituted aryl group) refers to a moiety wherein all substituents are hydrogen or wherein one or more of the hydrogens of the moiety may be replaced by substituents such as those listed under the definition of “substituted”.

The term “optionally replaced” in reference to a particular moiety of the compound of Formula I-IV (e.g., the carbon atoms of said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, or —NR^(a)—) means that one or more of the methylene groups of the (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be replaced by 0, 1, 2, or more of the groups specified (e.g., —O—, —S—, or —NR^(a)—).

The term “non-terminal carbon atom(s)” in reference to an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, alkenylene, or alkynylene moiety refers to the carbon atoms in the moiety that intervene between the first carbon atom of the moiety and the last carbon atom in the moiety. Therefore, by way of example and not limitation, in the alkyl moiety —CH₂(C*)H₂(C*)H₂CH₃ or alkylene moiety —CH₂(C*)H₂(C*)H₂CH₂— the C* atoms would be considered to be the non-terminal carbon atoms.

Certain Q and Q¹ alternatives are nitrogen oxides such as ⁺N(O)(R) or ⁺N(O)(OR). These nitrogen oxides, as shown here attached to a carbon atom, can also be represented by charge separated groups such as

respectively, and are intended to be equivalent to the aforementioned representations for the purposes of describing this invention.

“Linker” or “link” means a chemical moiety comprising a covalent bond or a chain of atoms. Linkers include repeating units of alkyloxy (e.g. polyethyleneoxy, PEG, polymethyleneoxy) and alkylamino (e.g. polyethyleneamino, Jeffamine™); and diacid ester and amides including succinate, succinamide, diglycolate, malonate, and caproamide.

The terms such as “oxygen-linked”, “nitrogen-linked”, “carbon-linked”, “sulfur-linked”, or “phosphorous-linked” mean that if a bond between two moieties can be formed by using more than one type of atom in a moiety, then the bond formed between the moieties is through the atom specified. For example, a nitrogen-linked amino acid would be bonded through a nitrogen atom of the amino acid rather than through an oxygen or carbon atom of the amino acid.

In some embodiments of the compounds of Formula I-IV, one or more of Z¹ or Z² are independently a radical of a nitrogen-linked naturally occurring α-amino acid ester. Examples of naturally occurring amino acids include isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, selenocysteine, serine, tyrosine, arginine, histidine, ornithine and taurine. The esters of these amino acids comprise any of those described for the substituent R, particularly those in which R is optionally substituted (C₁-C₈)alkyl.

The term “purine” or “pyrimidine” base comprises, but is not limited to, adenine, N⁶-alkylpurines, N⁶-acylpurines (wherein acyl is C(O)(alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl), N⁶-benzylpurine, N⁶-halopurine, N⁶-vinylpurine, N⁶-acetylenic purine, N⁶-acyl purine, N⁶-hydroxyalkyl purine, N⁶-allylaminopurine, N⁶-thioallyl purine, N²-alkylpurines, N²-alkyl-6-thiopurines, thymine, cytosine, 5-fluorocytosine, 5-methylcytosine, 6-azapyrimidine, including 6-azacytosine, 2- and/or 4-mercaptopyrmidine, uracil, 5-halouracil, including 5-fluorouracil, C⁵-alkylpyrimidines, C⁵-benzylpyrimidines, C⁵-halopyrimidines, C⁵-vinylpyrimidine, C⁵-acetylenic pyrimidine, C⁵-acyl pyrimidine, C⁵-hydroxyalkyl purine, C⁵-amidopyrimidine, C⁵-cyanopyrimidine, C⁵-5-iodopyrimidine, C⁶-iodo-pyrimidine, C⁵—Br-vinyl pyrimidine, C⁶—Br-vinyl pyriniidine, C⁵-nitropyrimidine, C⁵-amino-pyrimidine, N²-alkylpurines, N²-alkyl-6-thiopurines, 5-azacytidinyl, 5-azauracilyl, triazolopyridinyl, imidazolopyridinyl, pyrrolopyrimidinyl, and pyrazolopyrimidinyl. Purine bases include, but are not limited to, guanine, adenine, hypoxanthine, 2,6-diaminopurine, and 6-chloropurine. The purine and pyrimidine bases of Formula I-III are linked to the ribose sugar, or analog thereof, through a nitrogen atom of the base. Functional oxygen and nitrogen groups on the base can be protected as necessary or desired. Suitable protecting groups are well known to those skilled in the art, and include trimethylsilyl, dimethylhexylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, and t-butyldiphenylsilyl, trityl, alkyl groups, and acyl groups such as acetyl and propionyl, methanesulfonyl, and p-toluenesulfonyl.

Unless otherwise specified, the carbon atoms of the compounds of Formula I-IV are intended to have a valence of four. In some chemical structure representations where carbon atoms do not have a sufficient number of variables attached to produce a valence of four, the remaining carbon substituents needed to provide a valence of four should be assumed to be hydrogen. For example,

has the same meaning as

“Protecting group” refers to a moiety of a compound that masks or alters the properties of a functional group or the properties of the compound as a whole. The chemical substructure of a protecting group varies widely. One function of a protecting group is to serve as an intermediate in the synthesis of the parental drug substance. Chemical protecting groups and strategies for protection/deprotection are well known in the art. See: “Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry”, Theodora W. Greene (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1991. Protecting groups are often utilized to mask the reactivity of certain functional groups, to assist in the efficiency of desired chemical reactions, e.g. making and breaking chemical bonds in an ordered and planned fashion. Protection of functional groups of a compound alters other physical properties besides the reactivity of the protected functional group, such as the polarity, lipophilicity (hydrophobicity), and other properties which can be measured by common analytical tools. Chemically protected intermediates may themselves be biologically active or inactive. “Hydroxy protecting groups” refers to those protecting groups useful for protecting hydroxy groups (—OH).

Protected compounds may also exhibit altered, and in some cases, optimized properties in vitro and in vivo, such as passage through cellular membranes and resistance to enzymatic degradation or sequestration. In this role, protected compounds with intended therapeutic effects may be referred to as prodrugs. Another function of a protecting group is to convert the parental drug into a prodrug, whereby the parental drug is released upon conversion of the prodrug in vivo. Because active prodrugs may be absorbed more effectively than the parental drug, prodrugs may possess greater potency in vivo than the parental drug. Protecting groups are removed either in vitro, in the instance of chemical intermediates, or in vivo, in the case of prodrugs. With chemical intermediates, it is not particularly important that the resulting products after deprotection, e.g. alcohols, be physiologically acceptable, although in general it is more desirable if the products are pharmacologically innocuous.

The term “chiral” refers to molecules which have the property of non-superimposability of the mirror image partner, while the term “achiral” refers to molecules which are superimposable on their mirror image partner.

The term “stereoisomers” refers to compounds which have identical chemical constitution, but differ with regard to the arrangement of the atoms or groups in space.

“Diastereomer” refers to a stereoisomer with two or more centers of chirality and whose molecules are not mirror images of one another. Diastereomers have different physical properties, e.g. melting points, boiling points, spectral properties, reactivities and biological properties. For example, the compounds of Formula I-IV may have a chiral phosphorus atom when R⁷ is

and Z¹ and Z² are different. When at least one of either Z¹ or Z² also has a chiral center, for example with Z¹ or Z² is a nitrogen-linked, chiral, naturally occurring α-amino acid ester, then the compound of Formula I-IV will exists as diastereomers because there are two centers of chirality in the molecule. All such diastereomers and their uses described herein are encompassed by the instant invention. Mixtures of diastereomers may be separate under high resolution analytical procedures such as electrophoresis, crystallization and/or chromatography. Diastereomers may have different physical attributes such as, but not limited to, solubility, chemical stabilities and crystallinity and may also have different biological properties such as, but not limited to, enzymatic stability, absorption and metabolic stability.

“Enantiomers” refer to two stereoisomers of a compound which are non-superimposable mirror images of one another.

The modifier “about” used in connection with a quantity is inclusive of the stated value and has the meaning dictated by the context (e.g., includes the degree of error associated with measurement of the particular quantity).

The term “treating”, as used herein, unless otherwise indicated, means reversing, alleviating, inhibiting the progress of, or preventing the disorder or condition to which such term applies, or one or more symptoms of such disorder or condition. The term “treatment”, as used herein, refers to the act of treating, as “treating” is defined immediately above.

The term “therapeutically effective amount”, as used herein, is the amount of compound of Formula I-IV present in a composition described herein that is needed to provide a desired level of drug in the secretions and tissues of the airways and lungs, or alternatively, in the bloodstream of a subject to be treated to give an anticipated physiological response or desired biological effect when such a composition is administered by the chosen route of administration. The precise amount will depend upon numerous factors, for example the particular compound of Formula I-IV, the specific activity of the composition, the delivery device employed, the physical characteristics of the composition, its intended use, as well as patient considerations such as severity of the disease state, patient cooperation, etc., and can readily be determined by one skilled in the art based upon the information provided herein.

The term “normal saline” means a water solution containing 0.9% (w/v) NaCl.

The term “hypertonic saline” means a water solution containing greater than 0.9% (w/v) NaCl. For example, 3% hypertonic saline would contain 3% (w/v) NaCl.

“Forming a reaction mixture” refers to the process of bringing into contact at least two distinct species such that they mix together and can react. It should be appreciated, however, the resulting reaction product can be produced directly from a reaction between the added reagents or from an intermediate from one or more of the added reagents which can be produced in the reaction mixture.

“Coupling agent” refers to an agent capable of coupling two disparate compounds. Coupling agents can be catalytic or stoichiometric. For example, the coupling agents can be a lithium based coupling agent or a magnesium based coupling agent such as a Grignard reagent. Exemplary coupling agents include, but are not limited to, n-BuLi, MgCl₂, iPrMgCl, tBuMgCl, PhMgCl or combinations thereof.

“Silane” refers to a silicon containing group having the formula SiR₄, where each R group can be alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or other silicon containing groups. When the silane is linked to another compound, the silane is referred to as a “silyl” and has the formula —SiR₃.

“Halo-silane” refers to a silane having at least one halogen group linked to the silicon atom. Representative halo-silanes have the formula Halo-SiR₃, where each R group can be alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or other silicon containing groups. Specific halo-silanes include Cl—Si(CH₃)₃, and Cl—Si(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₂Si(CH₃)₂—Cl.

“Non-nucleophilic base” refers to an electron donor, a Lewis base, such as nitrogen bases including triethylamine, diisopropylethyl amine, N,N-diethylaniline, pyridine, 2,6-lutidine, 2,4,6-collidine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, and quinuclidine.

“Leaving group” refers to groups that maintain the bonding electron pair during heterolytic bond cleavage. For example, a leaving group is readily displaced during a nucleophilic displacement reaction. Suitable leaving groups include, but are not limited to, chloride, bromide, mesylate, tosylate, triflate, 4-nitrobenzenesulfonate, 4-chlorobenzenesulfonate, 4-nitrophenoxy, pentafluorophenoxy, etc. One of skill in the art will recognize other leaving groups useful in the present invention.

“Deprotection agent” refers to any agent capable of removing a protecting group. The deprotection agent will depend on the type of protecting group used. Representative deprotection agents are known in the art and can be found in Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry, Peter G. M. Wuts and Theodora W. Greene, 4th Ed., 2006.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” are non-toxic salts of a free base form of a compound that possess the desired pharmacological activity of the free base. In some embodiments, these salts are derived from inorganic or organic acids or bases. For example, a compound that contains a basic nitrogen may be prepared as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt by contacting the compound with an inorganic or organic acid. Non-limiting examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include sulfates, pyrosulfates, bisulfates, sulfites, bisulfites, phosphates, monohydrogen-phosphates, dihydrogenphosphates, metaphosphates, pyrophosphates, chlorides, bromides, iodides, acetates, propionates, decanoates, caprylates, acrylates, formates, isobutyrates, caproates, heptanoates, propiolates, oxalates, malonates, succinates, suberates, sebacates, fumarates, maleates, butyne-1,4-dioates, hexyne-1,6-dioates, benzoates, chlorobenzoates, methylbenzoates, dinitrobenzoates, hydroxybenzoates, methoxybenzoates, phthalates, sulfonates, methylsulfonates, propylsulfonates, besylates, xylenesulfonates, naphthalene-1-sulfonates, naphthalene-2-sulfonates, phenylacetates, phenylpropionates, phenylbutyrates, citrates, lactates, γ-hydroxybutyrates, glycolates, tartrates, and mandelates. Lists of other suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salts are found in Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 21^(st) Edition, Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa., 2006.

Examples of “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” of the compounds disclosed herein also include salts derived from an appropriate base, such as an alkali metal (for example, sodium, potassium), an alkaline earth metal (for example, magnesium), ammonium and NX₄ ⁺ (wherein X is C₁-C₄ alkyl). Also included are base addition salts, such as sodium or potassium salts.

Pharmaceutically acceptable esters of compounds of Formula I include esters of hydroxy groups, for example in-vivo hydrolysable esters of hydroxy groups. Examples of in-vivo hydrolysable esters of hydroxyl groups include those provided by Ci-6 alkyl carboxylic acids.

2. Compounds of the Present Invention

Reference will now be made in detail to certain embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying description, structures and formulas. While the invention will be described in conjunction with the enumerated embodiments, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to those embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, which may be included within the scope of the present invention.

Provided is a method for treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I:

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, thereof;     -   wherein:     -   each R¹ is H or halogen;     -   each R², R³, R⁴ or R⁵ is independently H, OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃,         CN, NO₂, S(O)_(n)R^(a), halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl;     -   or any two R², R³, R⁴ or R⁵ on adjacent carbon atoms when taken         together are —O(CO)O— or when taken together with the ring         carbon atoms to which they are attached form a double bond;     -   R⁶ is OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃, CN, NO₂, S(O)_(n)R^(a), —C(═O)R¹¹,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹, —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹,         —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), —SO₂NR¹¹R¹², halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl, or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;     -   R⁷ is selected from a group consisting of         -   a) H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹,             —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹, —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), or             —SO₂NR¹¹R¹²,             -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,                 (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R¹¹                 or R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with                 one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a);                 and wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms                 of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced                 with —O—, —S— or —NR^(a)—,

-   -   -   -   wherein:                 -   R^(c) is selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl,                     2-naphthyl,

-   -   -   -   -   R^(d) is H or CH₃;                 -   R^(e1) and R^(e2) are each independently H,                     (C₁-C₆)alkyl or benzyl;                 -   R^(f) is selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl,                     (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, and —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl;                 -   R^(g) is selected from (C₁-C₈)alkyl,                     —O—(C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl, —O-benzyl,                     —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl,                     and CF₃; and                 -   n′ is selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4; and

        -   d) a group of the formula:

-   -   -   -   wherein:                 -   Q is O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂;                     Z¹ and Z², when taken together, are                     -Q¹(C(R^(y))₂)₃Q¹-;                 -   wherein                 -    each Q¹ is independently O, S, or NR; and                 -    each R^(y) is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, R,                     —C(=Q²)R, —C(=Q²)OR, —C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —N(R)₂, —⁺N(R)₃,                     —SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR),                     —OC(=Q¹)R, —OC(=Q²)OR, —OC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —SC(=Q²)R,                     —SC(=Q²)OR, —SC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —N(R)C(=Q²)R,                     —N(R)C(=Q²)OR, —N(R)C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —SO₂NR₂, —CN, —N₃,                     —NO₂, —OR, or Z³; or when taken together, two R^(y)                     on the same carbon atom form a carbocyclic ring of 3                     to 7 carbon atoms;                 -    each Q² is independently, O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R),                     N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂; or                 -   Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of the                     Formula Ia:

-   -   -   -   -   wherein:                 -    each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, NR,                     ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), N—NR₂, S, S—S, S(O), or                     S(O)₂;                 -    M2 is 0, 1 or 2;                 -    each R^(x) is independently R^(y) or the formula:

-   -   -   -   -    wherein:                 -    each M1a, M1c, and M1d is independently 0 or 1;                 -    M12c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12;                 -    Z³ is Z⁴ or Z⁵;                 -    Z⁴ is R, —C(Q²)R^(y), —C(Q²)Z⁵, —SO₂R^(y), or                     —SO₂Z⁵; and                 -    Z⁵ is a carbocycle or a heterocycle wherein Z⁵ is                     independently substituted with 0 to 3 R^(y) groups;

    -   R⁸ is halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹¹, NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂,         CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NNHR¹, —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂,         —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)OR¹¹, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, OR¹¹ or SR¹¹;

    -   each R⁹ or R¹⁰ is independently H, halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹,         NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂, CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NHNR¹¹,         —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹²,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, R¹¹, OR¹¹ or SR¹¹;

    -   each R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a         nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 3 to 7 membered         heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said         heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or         —NR_(a)—;

    -   each R^(a) is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, —C(═O)R, —C(═O)OR, —C(═O)NR₂, —C(═O)SR,         —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), or —SO₂NR₂; wherein

    -   each R is independently H, (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted         alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)         alkynyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl,         (C₆-C₂₀)substituted aryl, (C₂-C₂₀)heterocyclyl,         (C₂-C₂₀)substituted heterocyclyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         substituted (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;

    -   each n is independently 0, 1, or 2; and

    -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² is,         independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo,         hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a); and wherein one or more of         the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be         optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR^(a)—.

In another embodiment, provided is a method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I represented by Formula II:

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, thereof;     -   wherein     -   R¹, R³, R⁵, R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are as defined above for Formula I;     -   each R² is OR^(a) or halogen; and     -   R⁶ is OR^(a), N(R^(a))₂, N₃, CN, S(O)_(n)R^(a), —C(═O)R¹¹,         —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹, —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹,         —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), —SO₂NR¹¹R¹², halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, or         (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl.

In one embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection by administering a compound of Formula II, R¹ of Formula II is H. In another aspect of this embodiment R⁶ of Formula II is N₃, CN, halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, or (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula II is CN, methyl, ethenyl, or ethynyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula II is CN. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula II is methyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁵ of Formula II is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula II is OR^(a). In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula II is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula II is F. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula II is OR^(a). In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula II is OH, —OC(═O)R¹¹, or —OC(═O)OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula II is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula II is NR¹¹R¹². In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula II is NH₂. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula II is OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula II is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula II is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula II is NR¹¹R¹². In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula II is NH₂. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula II is H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹ or

In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula II is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula II is

In another embodiment, provided is a method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I represented by Formula III:

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, thereof;     -   wherein     -   R⁶, R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are as defined above for Formula II;     -   each R² is OR^(a) or F; and     -   each R³ is OR^(a).

In one embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula III, R⁶ of Formula III is N₃, CN, halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, or (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is CN, methyl, ethenyl, or ethynyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is CN. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is methyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OR. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is F. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula III is OH, —OC(═O)R¹¹, or —OC(═O)OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula III is NR¹¹R¹². In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula III is NH₂. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula III is OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁸ of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula III is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula III is NR¹¹R¹². In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula III is NH₂. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹ or

In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula III, R⁶ of Formula III is N₃, CN, halogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₁-C₈)substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, or (C₂-C₈)substituted alkynyl and R⁸ is NH₂. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is CN, methyl, ethenyl, or ethynyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is CN. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is methyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OR^(a). In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OH, —OC(═O)R¹¹, or —OC(═O)OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is F. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula III is OH, —OC(═O)R¹¹, or —OC(═O)OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula III is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula III is NR¹¹R¹². In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁹ of Formula III is NH₂. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹ or

In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula III, R⁶ of Formula III is CN, methyl, ethenyl, or ethynyl, R⁸ is NH₂, and R^(g) is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is CN. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁶ of Formula III is methyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OR^(a). In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OH, —OC(═O)R¹¹, or —OC(═O)OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R² of Formula III is F. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula III is OH, —OC(═O)R¹¹, or —OC(═O)OR¹¹. In another aspect of this embodiment, R³ of Formula III is OH. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹ or

In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is H. In another aspect of this embodiment, R⁷ of Formula III is

In another embodiment, provided is a method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I represented by Formula IV:

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, thereof;     -   wherein R⁷ is as defined above for Formula I.

In some embodiments of the compounds of Formula I or Formula IV, Z⁴ is R, —C(Q²)Z⁵, or SO₂Z⁵;

-   -   Z⁵ is a carbocycle or a heterocycle;     -   each R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         (C₆-C₂₀)optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted         heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a         nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 3 to 7 membered         heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said         heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or         —NH—; and wherein     -   each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² is,         independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo,         hydroxy, CN, N₃, NH₂ or OH; and wherein one or more of the         non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be         optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NH—.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is H. In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is selected from the group of a), b), or c) as defined for Formula I.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

-   -   wherein Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group having the         structure:

-   -   and Z³ is Z⁵.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

-   -   wherein Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group having the         structure:

-   -   and Z³ is Z⁵.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

-   -   wherein each Q^(3b) is, independently, O or N(R). In another         embodiment, each Q^(3b) is O and each R^(x) is independently:

-   -   wherein M12c is 1, 2 or 3 and each Q³ is independently a bond,         O, CR₂, or S.

In some embodiments, R^(e1) and R^(e2) can each independently be H, C₁-C₆ alkyl or benzyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) can be H, C₁-C₆ alkyl or benzyl, and R^(e2) can be H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) and R^(e2) can each independently be H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) and R^(e2) can each independently be H or benzyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) can be H, methyl or benzyl, and R^(e2) can be H or methyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) can be H or methyl, and R^(e2) can be H or methyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) can be methyl, and R^(e2) can be H or methyl. In some embodiments, R^(e1) can be H or benzyl, and R^(e2) can be H or methyl.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

-   -   wherein R^(f) is selected from the group of from H, C₁-C₈ alkyl,         benzyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, and —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl. In another         embodiment of a compound of Formula IV, R is C₁-C₈ alkyl. In         another embodiment of a compound of Formula IV, f is         2-ethylbutyl.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

-   -   wherein     -   R^(f) is selected from H, C₁-C₈ alkyl, benzyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl,         and —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; and     -   R^(g) is selected from C₁-C₈ alkyl, —O—C₁-C₈ alkyl, benzyl,         —O-benzyl, —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, and         CF₃.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

-   -   wherein R^(f) is selected from H, C₁-C₈ alkyl, benzyl, C₃-C₆         cycloalkyl, and —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl. In another embodiment of         a compound of Formula IV, R is C₁-C₈ alkyl. In another         embodiment of a compound of Formula IV, R is C₁-C₆ alkyl. In         another embodiment of a compound of Formula IV, R is         2-ethylbutyl.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is:

-   -   wherein R^(g) is selected from C₁-C₈ alkyl, —O—C₁-C₈ alkyl,         benzyl, —O-benzyl, —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂-C₃-C₆         cycloalkyl, and CF₃. In another embodiment of a compound of         Formula IV, P is C₁-C₈ alkyl. In another embodiment of a         compound of Formula IV, P is C₁-C₆ alkyl.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is selected from the group of:

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, R⁷ is

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, Z¹ and Z² can each be:

In another embodiment, provided is a method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formulas I-IV, wherein R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl or aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl. In another embodiment, R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a nitrogen to which they are both attached, form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—. Therefore, by way of example and not limitation, the moiety —NR¹¹R¹² can be represented by the heterocycles:

and the like.

In another embodiment, provided is a method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, wherein each R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² is, independently, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, wherein said (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl are, independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a). Therefore, by way of example and not limitation, R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² could represent moieties such as —CH(NH₂)CH₃, —CH(OH)CH₂CH₃, —CH(NH₂)CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CF₃, —(CH₂)₂CH(N₃)CH₃, —(CH₂)₆NH₂ and the like.

In another embodiment, provided is a method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, wherein R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² is (C₁-C₈)alkyl wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—. Therefore, by way of example and not limitation, R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ or R¹² could represent moieties such as —CH₂OCH₃, —CH₂OCH₂CH₃, —CH₂OCH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂SCH₃, —(CH₂)₆₀CH₃, —(CH₂)₆N(CH₃)₂ and the like.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula I, the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula I, the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula IV, the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula I-IV, the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula I-IV, the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. In another embodiment of the method of treating a 2019-nCoV infection comprising administering a compound of Formula I-IV, the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

The method described herein can be used to treat COVID-19 caused by any strain of the SARS-CoV-2. For example, in some embodiments, the methods described herein are useful in treating infections caused by type L or type S of the SARS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are useful in treating infections caused by type L of the SARS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are useful in treating infections caused by type S of the SARS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are useful in treating infections caused by UK SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 or South Africa SARS-CoV-2 501.V2.

The methods described herein can be used to treat viral infections caused by viruses having polymerase homologous to the SARS polymerase. For example, the methods can be used to treat viral infections caused by virus having at least about 60% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 90% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 92% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 94% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 96% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 98% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 99% sequence homology to the SARS polymerase. In some embodiments, the polymerase is RNA dependent RNA polymerase.

In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 90% sequence homology to the type L SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 92% sequence homology to the type L SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 94% sequence homology to the type L SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 96% sequence homology to the type L SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 98% sequence homology to the type L SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 99% sequence homology to the type L SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the polymerase is RNA dependent RNA polymerase.

In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 90% sequence homology to the type S SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 92% sequence homology to the type S SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 94% sequence homology to the type S SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 96% sequence homology to the type S SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 98% sequence homology to the type S SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 99% sequence homology to the type S SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. In some embodiments, the polymerase is RNA dependent RNA polymerase.

In some embodiments, the methods can be used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least about 60% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SARS-CoV-2. For example, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 90% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 92% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 94% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 96% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 98% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat viral infections caused by a virus having at least 99% sequence homology to the whole genome sequence of SRAS-CoV-2.

Names of compounds of the present disclosure are provided using ACD/Name software for naming chemical compounds (Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., Toronto, Canada). Other compounds or radicals may be named with common names or systematic or non-systematic names. The naming and numbering of the compounds of the disclosure is illustrated with a representative compound of Formula I:

which is named (2S)-2-ethylbutyl 2-((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphorylamino)propanoate. Other compounds of the present invention include:

which is named (S)-2-ethylbutyl 2-(((S)-(((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propan oate, and

which is named (S)-2-ethylbutyl 2-(((R)-(((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate.

Any reference to the compounds of the invention described herein also includes a reference to a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. Examples of physiologically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention include salts derived from an appropriate base, such as an alkali metal or an alkaline earth (for example, Na⁺, Li⁺, K⁺, Ca⁺² and Mg⁺²), ammonium and NR₄ ⁺ (wherein R is defined herein). Physiologically acceptable salts of a nitrogen atom or an amino group include (a) acid addition salts formed with inorganic acids, for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, sulfamic acids, phosphoric acid, nitric acid and the like; (b) salts formed with organic acids such as, for example, acetic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, isethionic acid, lactobionic acid, tannic acid, palmitic acid, alginic acid, polyglutamic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenedisulfonic acid, polygalacturonic acid, malonic acid, sulfosalicylic acid, glycolic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-naphthoate, pamoate, salicylic acid, stearic acid, phthalic acid, mandelic acid, lactic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, lysine, arginine, glutamic acid, glycine, serine, threonine, alanine, isoleucine, leucine and the like; and (c) salts formed from elemental anions for example, chlorine, bromine, and iodine. Physiologically acceptable salts of a compound of a hydroxy group include the anion of said compound in combination with a suitable cation such as Na⁺ and NR₄ ⁺.

A compound of Formula I-IV and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts may exist as different polymorphs or pseudopolymorphs. As used herein, crystalline polymorphism means the ability of a crystalline compound to exist in different crystal structures. The crystalline polymorphism may result from differences in crystal packing (packing polymorphism) or differences in packing between different conformers of the same molecule (conformational polymorphism). As used herein, crystalline pseudopolymorphism means the ability of a hydrate or solvate of a compound to exist in different crystal structures. The pseudopolymorphs of the instant invention may exist due to differences in crystal packing (packing pseudopolymorphism) or due to differences in packing between different conformers of the same molecule (conformational pseudopolymorphism). The instant invention comprises all polymorphs and pseudopolymorphs of the compounds of Formula I-III and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

A compound of Formula I-IV and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts may also exist as an amorphous solid. As used herein, an amorphous solid is a solid in which there is no long-range order of the positions of the atoms in the solid. This definition applies as well when the crystal size is two nanometers or less. Additives, including solvents, may be used to create the amorphous forms of the instant invention. The instant invention comprises all amorphous forms of the compounds of Formula I-IV and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

For therapeutic use, salts of active ingredients of the compounds of the invention will be physiologically acceptable, i.e. they will be salts derived from a physiologically acceptable acid or base. However, salts of acids or bases which are not physiologically acceptable may also find use, for example, in the preparation or purification of a physiologically acceptable compound. All salts, whether or not derived from a physiologically acceptable acid or base, are within the scope of the present invention.

Finally, it is to be understood that the compositions herein comprise compounds of the invention in their un-ionized, as well as zwitterionic form, and combinations with stoichiometric amounts of water as in hydrates.

It is to be noted that all enantiomers, diastereomers, and racemic mixtures, tautomers, polymorphs, pseudopolymorphs of compounds within the scope of Formula I-IV and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are embraced by the present invention. All mixtures of such enantiomers and diastereomers are within the scope of the present invention.

The compounds of the invention, exemplified by Formula I-IV may have chiral centers, e.g. chiral carbon or phosphorus atoms. The compounds of the invention thus include racemic mixtures of all stereoisomers, including enantiomers, diastereomers, and atropisomers. In addition, the compounds of the invention include enriched or resolved optical isomers at any or all asymmetric, chiral atoms. In other words, the chiral centers apparent from the depictions are provided as the chiral isomers or racemic mixtures. Both racemic and diastereomeric mixtures, as well as the individual optical isomers isolated or synthesized, substantially free of their enantiomeric or diastereomeric partners, are all within the scope of the invention. The racemic mixtures are separated into their individual, substantially optically pure isomers through well-known techniques such as, for example, the separation of diastereomeric salts formed with optically active adjuncts, e.g., acids or bases followed by conversion back to the optically active substances. In most instances, the desired optical isomer is synthesized by means of stereospecific reactions, beginning with the appropriate stereoisomer of the desired starting material.

Stereochemical definitions and conventions used herein generally follow S. P. Parker, Ed., McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical Terms (1984) McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York; and Eliel, E. and Wilen, S., Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds (1994) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. Many organic compounds exist in optically active forms, i.e., they have the ability to rotate the plane of plane-polarized light. In describing an optically active compound, the prefixes D and L or R and S are used to denote the absolute configuration of the molecule about its chiral center(s). The prefixes d and 1, D and L, or (+) and (−) are employed to designate the sign of rotation of plane-polarized light by the compound, with S, (−), or 1 meaning that the compound is levorotatory while a compound prefixed with R, (+), or d is dextrorotatory. For a given chemical structure, these stereoisomers are identical except that they are mirror images of one another. A specific stereoisomer may also be referred to as an enantiomer, and a mixture of such isomers is often called an enantiomeric mixture. A 50:50 mixture of enantiomers is referred to as a racemic mixture or a racemate, which may occur where there has been no stereoselection or stereospecificity in a chemical reaction or process. The terms “racemic mixture” and “racemate” refer to an equimolar mixture of two enantiomeric species, devoid of optical activity.

The compounds of the invention can also exist as tautomeric isomers in certain cases. Although only one delocalized resonance structure may be depicted, all such forms are contemplated within the scope of the invention. For example, ene-amine tautomers can exist for purine, pyrimidine, imidazole, guanidine, amidine, and tetrazole systems and all their possible tautomeric forms are within the scope of the invention.

Any formula or structure given herein, including Formula I compounds, is also intended to represent unlabeled forms as well as isotopically labeled forms of the compounds. Isotopically labeled compounds have structures depicted by the formulas given herein except that one or more atoms are replaced by an atom having a selected atomic mass or mass number. Examples of isotopes that can be incorporated into compounds of the disclosure include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, fluorine and chlorine, such as, but not limited to ²H (deuterium, D), ³H (tritium), ¹¹C, ¹³C, ¹⁴C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁸F, ³¹P, ³²P, ³⁵S, ³⁶Cl and ¹²⁵I. Various isotopically labeled compounds of the present disclosure, for example those into which radioactive isotopes such as ³H, ¹³C and ¹⁴C are incorporated. Such isotopically labelled compounds may be useful in metabolic studies, reaction kinetic studies, detection or imaging techniques, such as positron emission tomography (PET) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) including drug or substrate tissue distribution assays or in radioactive treatment of patients.

The disclosure also included compounds of Formula I in which from 1 to n hydrogens attached to a carbon atom is/are replaced by deuterium, in which n is the number of hydrogens in the molecule. Such compounds exhibit increased resistance to metabolism and are thus useful for increasing the half-life of any compound of Formula I when administered to a mammal, particularly a human. See, for example, Foster, “Deuterium Isotope Effects in Studies of Drug Metabolism”, Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 5(12):524-527 (1984). Such compounds are synthesized by means well known in the art, for example by employing starting materials in which one or more hydrogens have been replaced by deuterium.

Deuterium labeled or substituted therapeutic compounds of the disclosure may have improved DMPK (drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics) properties, relating to distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME). Substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability, for example increased in vivo half-life, reduced dosage requirements and/or an improvement in therapeutic index. An ¹⁸F labeled compound may be useful for PET or SPECT studies. Isotopically labeled compounds of this disclosure and prodrugs thereof can generally be prepared by carrying out the procedures disclosed in the schemes or in the examples and preparations described below by substituting a readily available isotopically labeled reagent for a non-isotopically labeled reagent. It is understood that deuterium in this context is regarded as a substituent in the compound of Formula I.

The concentration of such a heavier isotope, specifically deuterium, may be defined by an isotopic enrichment factor. In the compounds of this disclosure any atom not specifically designated as a particular isotope is meant to represent any stable isotope of that atom. Unless otherwise stated, when a position is designated specifically as “H” or “hydrogen”, the position is understood to have hydrogen at its natural abundance isotopic composition. Accordingly, in the compounds of this disclosure any atom specifically designated as a deuterium (D) is meant to represent deuterium.

Whenever a compound described herein is substituted with more than one of the same designated group, e.g., “R” or “R¹”, then it will be understood that the groups may be the same or different, i.e., each group is independently selected. Wavy lines,

, indicate the site of covalent bond attachments to the adjoining substructures, groups, moieties, or atoms.

Selected substituents comprising the compounds of Formula I-IV are present to a recursive degree. In this context, “recursive substituent” means that a substituent may recite another instance of itself. Because of the recursive nature of such substituents, theoretically, a large number of compounds may be present in any given embodiment. For example, R^(x) comprises a R^(y) substituent. R^(y) can be R. R can be Z³. Z³ can be Z⁴ and Z⁴ can be R or comprise substituents comprising R^(y). Alternatively, Z³ can be Z⁵ which can comprise substituents comprising R^(y). One of ordinary skill in the art of medicinal chemistry understands that the total number of such substituents is reasonably limited by the desired properties of the compound intended. Such properties include, by way of example and not limitation, physical properties such as molecular weight, solubility or log P, application properties such as activity against the intended target, and practical properties such as ease of synthesis.

By way of example and not limitation, Z³ and R^(y) are recursive substituents in certain embodiments. Typically, each recursive substituent can independently occur 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or 0, times in a given embodiment. More typically, each recursive substituent can independently occur 12 or fewer times in a given embodiment. Even more typically, each recursive substituent can independently occur 3 or fewer times in a given embodiment. For example, Z³ will occur 0 to 8 times, R^(y) will occur 0 to 6 times in a given embodiment. Even more typically, Z³ will occur 0 to 6 times and R^(y) will occur 0 to 4 times in a given embodiment.

Recursive substituents are an intended aspect of the invention. One of ordinary skill in the art of medicinal chemistry understands the versatility of such substituents. To the degree that recursive substituents are present in an embodiment of the invention, the total number will be determined as set forth above.

The compounds of the present invention can be prepared by methods known to one of skill in the art. For example, the compounds of the present invention can be prepared according to the methods described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,008,264 and U.S. Application Publication No. US 2012/0027752.

1. Substituted Forms of the Compounds

The compounds of the Formula I-IV may comprise a phosphate group as R⁷, R⁷ is selected from the group of

-   -   a) H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹,         —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹, —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), —SO₂NR¹¹R¹²     -   wherein     -   each R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,         —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl or aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl;         or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a nitrogen to which they are         both attached form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring wherein         any one carbon atom of said heterocyclic ring can optionally be         replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR^(a)—;     -   each R^(a) is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,         (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl,         —C(═O)R, —C(═O)OR, —C(═O)NR₂, —C(═O)SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R,         —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), or —SO₂NR₂;     -   wherein each R is independently H, (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈)         substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl,         (C₂-C₈) alkynyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl, C₆-C₂₀ aryl,         C₆-C₂₀ substituted aryl, C₂-C₂₀ heterocyclyl, C₂-C₂₀ substituted         heterocyclyl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl; and     -   wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl or         aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R¹¹ or R¹² is, independently,         optionally substituted with one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃,         N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a); and wherein one or more of the non-terminal         carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally         replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—,

-   -   wherein:         -   R^(c) is selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl,

-   -   -   R^(d) is H or CH₃; R^(e1) and R^(e2) are each independently             H, C₁-C₆ alkyl or benzyl; R^(f) is selected from H, C₁-C₈             alkyl, benzyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, and —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl;         -   R^(g) is selected from C₁-C₈ alkyl, —O—C₁-C₈ alkyl, benzyl,             —O-benzyl, —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl,             and CF₃; and         -   n′ is selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4; and

    -   d) a group of the formula:

-   -   wherein     -   Q is O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂;     -   Z¹ and Z², when taken together, are -Q¹(C(R^(y))₂)₃Q¹-;     -   wherein         -   each Q¹ is independently O, S, or NR; and         -   each R^(y) is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, R,             —C(=Q²)R, —C(=Q²)OR, —C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —N(R)₂, —⁺N(R)₃, —SR,             —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), —OC(=Q²)R,             —OC(=Q²)OR, —OC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —SC(=Q²)R, —SC(=Q²)OR,             —SC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —N(R)C(=Q²)R, —N(R)C(=Q²)OR,             —N(R)C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —SO₂NR₂, —CN, —N₃, —NO₂, —OR, or Z³; or             when taken together, two R^(y) on the same carbon atom form             a carbocyclic ring of 3 to 7 carbon atoms;         -   each Q² is independently, O, S, NR, ⁺N(O)(R), N(OR),             ⁺N(O)(OR), or N—NR₂; or     -   Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of the Formula Ia:

-   -   wherein:         -   each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, NR, ⁺N(O)(R),             N(OR), ⁺N(O)(OR), N—NR₂, S, S—S, S(O), or S(O)₂;         -   M2 is 0, 1 or 2;         -   each R^(x) is independently R^(y) or the formula:

-   -   -   wherein:             -   each M1a, M1c, and M1d is independently 0 or 1;             -   M12c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12;             -   Z³ is Z⁴ or Z⁵;             -   Z⁴ is R, —C(Q²)R^(y), —C(Q²)Z⁵, —SO₂R^(y), or —SO₂Z⁵;                 and             -   Z⁵ is a carbocycle or a heterocycle wherein Z⁵ is                 independently substituted with 0 to 3 R^(y) groups.

Z⁵ carbocycles and Z⁵ heterocycles may be independently substituted with 0 to 3 R^(y) groups. Z⁵ may be a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic ring comprising a mono- or bicyclic carbocycle or heterocycle. Z⁵ may have 3 to 10 ring atoms, e.g., 3 to 7 ring atoms. The Z⁵ rings are saturated when containing 3 ring atoms, saturated or mono-unsaturated when containing 4 ring atoms, saturated, or mono- or di-unsaturated when containing 5 ring atoms, and saturated, mono- or di-unsaturated, or aromatic when containing 6 ring atoms.

A Z⁵ heterocycle may be a monocycle having 3 to 7 ring members (2 to 6 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, P, and S) or a bicycle having 7 to 10 ring members (4 to 9 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, P, and S). Z⁵ heterocyclic monocycles may have 3 to 6 ring atoms (2 to 5 carbon atoms and 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S); or 5 or 6 ring atoms (3 to 5 carbon atoms and 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from N and S). Z⁵ heterocyclic bicycles have 7 to 10 ring atoms (6 to 9 carbon atoms and 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S) arranged as a bicyclo [4,5], [5,5], [5,6], or [6,6] system; or 9 to 10 ring atoms (8 to 9 carbon atoms and 1 to 2 hetero atoms selected from N and S) arranged as a bicyclo [5,6] or [6,6] system. The Z⁵ heterocycle may be bonded to Q² through a carbon, nitrogen, sulfur or other atom by a stable covalent bond.

Z⁵ heterocycles include for example, pyridyl, dihydropyridyl isomers, piperidine, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, s-triazinyl, oxazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl, furanyl, thiofuranyl, thienyl, and pyrrolyl. Z⁵ also includes, but is not limited to, examples such as:

Z⁵ carbocycles and heterocycles may be independently substituted with 0 to 3 R groups, as defined above. For example, substituted Z⁵ carbocycles include:

Examples of substituted phenyl carbocycles include:

In another embodiment, Z⁵ of the compounds of Formula I-IV is a carbocycle or a heterocycle wherein Z⁵ is independently substituted with 0 to 3 R^(z) groups, wherein each R^(z) is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, R, —C(=Q²)R, —C(=Q²)OR, —C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —N(R)₂, —⁺N(R)₃, —SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), —OC(=Q′)R, —OC(=Q²)OR, —OC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —SC(=Q²)R, —SC(=Q²)OR, —SC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —N(R)C(=Q²)R, —N(R)C(=Q²)OR, —N(R)C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —SO₂NR₂, —CN, —N₃, —NO₂, or —OR.

Embodiments of

of Formula I-IV compounds include substructures such as:

wherein each Q^(3b) is, independently, O or N(R). In another aspect of this embodiment, each Q^(3b) is O and each R^(x) is independently:

wherein M12c is 1, 2 or 3 and each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, or S. In another aspect of this embodiment, one Q^(3b)-R^(x) is NH(R) and the other Q^(3b)-R^(x) is O—R^(x) wherein R^(x) is:

wherein M12c is 2. In another aspect of this embodiment, each Q^(3b) is O and each R^(x) is independently:

wherein M12c is 2. In another aspect of this embodiment, each Q^(3b) is O and each R^(x) is independently:

wherein M12c is 1 and Q³ is a bond, 0, or CR₂.

Other embodiments of

of Formulas I-IV compounds include substructures such as:

wherein each Q³ is, independently, O or N(R). In another aspect of this embodiment, each Q³ is O. In another aspect of this embodiment, the substructure is:

wherein R^(y) is Z⁵ as defined herein.

Another embodiment of

of Formula I-IV includes the substructures:

wherein each Q², is, independently, O, N(R^(y)) or S.

Another embodiment of

of Formula I-IV compounds includes the substructures wherein one of Z¹ or Z² together with either R³ or R⁴ is -Q³- and the other of Z¹ or Z² is Formula Ia. Such an embodiment is represented by a compound of Formula Ib selected from:

In another aspect of the embodiment of Formula Ib, each Q and Q³ is O. In another aspect of the embodiment of Formula Ib, Z¹ or Z² is Q^(3b)-R^(x); each Q, Q³ and Q^(3b) is O and R^(x) is:

wherein M12c is 1, 2 or 3 and each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, or S. In another aspect of the embodiment of Formula Ib, Z¹ or Z² is Q^(3b)-R^(x); each Q, Q³ and Q^(3b) is O and R^(x) is:

wherein M12c is 2. In another aspect of the embodiment of Formula Ib, Z¹ or Z² is Q^(3b)-R^(x); each Q, Q³ and Q³b is O and R^(x) is:

wherein M12c is 1 and Q³ is a bond, O, or CR₂.

Another embodiment of

of Formula I-IV compounds includes a substructure:

wherein Z⁵ is a carbocycle such as phenyl or substituted phenyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, the substructure is:

wherein Q^(3b) is O or N(R) and the phenyl carbocycle is substituted with 0 to 3 R groups. In another aspect of this embodiment of the substructure, R^(x) is:

wherein M12c is 1, 2 or 3 and each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, or S.

Another embodiment of

of Formula I-IV includes substructures:

The chiral carbon of the amino acid and lactate moieties may be either the R or S configuration or the racemic mixture.

Another embodiment of

of Formula I-IV is substructure

wherein each Q³ is, independently, —O— or —NH—. In another aspect of this embodiment, R^(y) is (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈) alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) alkynyl or (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, R^(y) is (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈) alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) alkynyl or (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl; and R is CH₃. In another aspect of this embodiment, R^(y) is (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈) alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) alkynyl or (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl; R is CH₃; and each Q³ is —NH—. In another aspect of this embodiment, Z¹ and Z² are, independently, nitrogen-linked, naturally occurring amino acids or naturally occurring amino acid esters. In another aspect of this embodiment, Z¹ and Z² are, independently, naturally-occurring 2-hydroxy carboxylic acids or naturally-occurring 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid esters wherein the acid or ester is linked to P through the 2-hydroxy group.

Another embodiment of

of Formula I-IV is substructure:

In one aspect of this embodiment, each R^(x) is, independently, (C₁-C₈) alkyl. In another aspect of this embodiment, each R^(x) is, independently, C₆-C₂₀ aryl or C₆-C₂₀ substituted aryl.

In an embodiment,

is selected from

Embodiments of R^(x) include esters, carbamates, carbonates, thioesters, amides, thioamides, and urea groups:

2. Metabolites of the Compounds of the Invention

Also falling within the scope of this invention are the in vivo metabolic products of the compounds described herein, to the extent such products are novel and unobvious over the prior art. Such products may result for example from the oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, amidation, esterification and the like of the administered compound, primarily due to enzymatic processes. Accordingly, the invention includes novel and unobvious compounds produced by a process comprising contacting a compound of this invention with a mammal for a period of time sufficient to yield a metabolic product thereof. Such products typically are identified by preparing a radiolabelled (e.g. ¹⁴C or ³H) compound of the invention, administering it parenterally in a detectable dose (e.g. greater than about 0.5 mg/kg) to an animal such as rat, mouse, guinea pig, monkey, or to man, allowing sufficient time for metabolism to occur (typically about 30 seconds to 30 hours) and isolating its conversion products from the urine, blood or other biological samples. These products are easily isolated since they are labeled (others are isolated by the use of antibodies capable of binding epitopes surviving in the metabolite). The metabolite structures are determined in conventional fashion, e.g. by MS or NMR analysis. In general, analysis of metabolites is done in the same way as conventional drug metabolism studies well-known to those skilled in the art. The conversion products, so long as they are not otherwise found in vivo, are useful in diagnostic assays for therapeutic dosing of the compounds of the invention even if they possess no anti 2019-nCoV activity of their own.

Recipes and methods for determining stability of compounds in surrogate gastrointestinal secretions are known. Compounds are defined herein as stable in the gastrointestinal tract where less than about 50 mole percent of the protected groups are deprotected in surrogate intestinal or gastric juice upon incubation for 1 hour at 37° C. Simply because the compounds are stable to the gastrointestinal tract does not mean that they cannot be hydrolyzed in vivo. The prodrugs of the invention typically will be stable in the digestive system but may be substantially hydrolyzed to the parental drug in the digestive lumen, liver or other metabolic organ, or within cells in general.

3. Pharmaceutical Formulations

The compounds of this invention are formulated with conventional carriers and excipients, which will be selected in accord with ordinary practice. Tablets will contain excipients, glidants, fillers, binders and the like. Aqueous formulations are prepared in sterile form, and when intended for delivery by other than oral administration generally will be isotonic. All formulations will optionally contain excipients such as those set forth in the “Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients” (1986). Excipients include ascorbic acid and other antioxidants, chelating agents such as EDTA, carbohydrates such as dextran, hydroxyalkylcellulose, hydroxyalkylmethylcellulose, stearic acid and the like. The pH of the formulations ranges from about 3 to about 11, but is ordinarily about 7 to 10. In some embodiments, the pH of the formulations ranges from about 2 to about 5, but is ordinarily about 3 to 4.

While it is possible for the active ingredients to be administered alone it may be preferable to present them as pharmaceutical formulations. The formulations, both for veterinary and for human use, of the invention comprise at least one active ingredient, as above defined, together with one or more acceptable carriers therefor and optionally other therapeutic ingredients, particularly those additional therapeutic ingredients as discussed herein. The carrier(s) must be “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and physiologically innocuous to the recipient thereof.

The formulations include those suitable for the foregoing administration routes. The formulations may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form and may be prepared by any of the methods well known in the art of pharmacy. Techniques and formulations generally are found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mack Publishing Co., Easton, PA). Such methods include the step of bringing into association the active ingredient with the carrier which constitutes one or more accessory ingredients. In general the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association the active ingredient with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.

Formulations of the present invention suitable for oral administration may be presented as discrete units such as capsules, cachets or tablets each containing a predetermined amount of the active ingredient; as a powder or granules; as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid; or as an oil-in-water liquid emulsion or a water-in-oil liquid emulsion. The active ingredient may also be administered as a bolus, electuary or paste.

A tablet is made by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients. Compressed tablets may be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the active ingredient in a free-flowing form such as a powder or granules, optionally mixed with a binder, lubricant, inert diluent, preservative, surface active or dispersing agent. Molded tablets may be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered active ingredient moistened with an inert liquid diluent. The tablets may optionally be coated or scored and optionally are formulated so as to provide slow or controlled release of the active ingredient therefrom.

For infections of the eye or other external tissues e.g. mouth and skin, the formulations are preferably applied as a topical ointment or cream containing the active ingredient(s) in an amount of, for example, 0.075 to 20% w/w (including active ingredient(s) in a range between 0.1% and 20% in increments of 0.1% w/w such as 0.6% w/w, 0.7% w/w, etc.), preferably 0.2 to 15% w/w and most preferably 0.5 to 10% w/w. When formulated in an ointment, the active ingredients may be employed with either a paraffinic or a water-miscible ointment base. Alternatively, the active ingredients may be formulated in a cream with an oil-in-water cream base.

If desired, the aqueous phase of the cream base may include, for example, at least 30% w/w of a polyhydric alcohol, i.e. an alcohol having two or more hydroxyl groups such as propylene glycol, butane 1,3-diol, mannitol, sorbitol, glycerol and polyethylene glycol (including PEG 400) and mixtures thereof. The topical formulations may desirably include a compound which enhances absorption or penetration of the active ingredient through the skin or other affected areas. Examples of such dermal penetration enhancers include dimethyl sulphoxide and related analogs.

The oily phase of the emulsions of this invention may be constituted from known ingredients in a known manner. While the phase may comprise merely an emulsifier (otherwise known as an emulgent), it desirably comprises a mixture of at least one emulsifier with a fat or an oil or with both a fat and an oil. Preferably, a hydrophilic emulsifier is included together with a lipophilic emulsifier which acts as a stabilizer. It is also preferred to include both an oil and a fat. Together, the emulsifier(s) with or without stabilizer(s) make up the so-called emulsifying wax, and the wax together with the oil and fat make up the so-called emulsifying ointment base which forms the oily dispersed phase of the cream formulations.

Emulgents and emulsion stabilizers suitable for use in the formulation of the invention include Tween® 60, Span® 80, cetostearyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, glyceryl mono-stearate and sodium lauryl sulfate. Further emulgents and emulsion stabilizers suitable for use in the formulation of the invention include Tween® 80.

The choice of suitable oils or fats for the formulation is based on achieving the desired cosmetic properties. The cream should preferably be a non-greasy, non-staining and washable product with suitable consistency to avoid leakage from tubes or other containers. Straight or branched chain, mono- or dibasic alkyl esters such as di-isoadipate, isocetyl stearate, propylene glycol diester of coconut fatty acids, isopropyl myristate, decyl oleate, isopropyl palmitate, butyl stearate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate or a blend of branched chain esters known as Crodamol CAP may be used, the last three being preferred esters. These may be used alone or in combination depending on the properties required. Alternatively, high melting point lipids such as white soft paraffin and/or liquid paraffin or other mineral oils are used.

Pharmaceutical formulations according to the present invention comprise a combination according to the invention together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients and optionally other therapeutic agents. Pharmaceutical formulations containing the active ingredient may be in any form suitable for the intended method of administration. When used for oral use for example, tablets, troches, lozenges, aqueous or oil suspensions, dispersible powders or granules, emulsions, hard or soft capsules, syrups or elixirs may be prepared. Compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to any method known to the art for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions and such compositions may contain one or more agents including sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and preserving agents, in order to provide a palatable preparation. Tablets containing the active ingredient in admixture with non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipient which are suitable for manufacture of tablets are acceptable. These excipients may be, for example, inert diluents, such as calcium or sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents, such as maize starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, such as starch, gelatin or acacia; and lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc. Tablets may be uncoated or may be coated by known techniques including microencapsulation to delay disintegration and adsorption in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over a longer period. For example, a time delay material such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate alone or with a wax may be employed.

Formulations for oral use may be also presented as hard gelatin capsules where the active ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with water or an oil medium, such as peanut oil, liquid paraffin or olive oil.

Aqueous suspensions of the invention contain the active materials in admixture with excipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions. Such excipients include a suspending agent, such as sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcelluose, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia, and dispersing or wetting agents such as a naturally-occurring phosphatide (e.g., lecithin), a condensation product of an alkylene oxide with a fatty acid (e.g., polyoxyethylene stearate), a condensation product of ethylene oxide with a long chain aliphatic alcohol (e.g., heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol), a condensation product of ethylene oxide with a partial ester derived from a fatty acid and a hexitol anhydride (e.g., polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate). The aqueous suspension may also contain one or more preservatives such as ethyl or n-propyl p-hydroxy-benzoate, one or more coloring agents, one or more flavoring agents and one or more sweetening agents, such as sucrose or saccharin. Further non-limiting examples of suspending agents include Cyclodextrin and Captisol (=Sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin; SEB-beta-CD).

Oil suspensions may be formulated by suspending the active ingredient in a vegetable oil, such as arachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil or coconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. The oral suspensions may contain a thickening agent, such as beeswax, hard paraffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents, such as those set forth above, and flavoring agents may be added to provide a palatable oral preparation. These compositions may be preserved by the addition of an antioxidant such as ascorbic acid.

Dispersible powders and granules of the invention suitable for preparation of an aqueous suspension by the addition of water provide the active ingredient in admixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, a suspending agent, and one or more preservatives. Suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents are exemplified by those disclosed above. Additional excipients, for example sweetening, flavoring and coloring agents, may also be present.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may also be in the form of oil-in-water emulsions. The oily phase may be a vegetable oil, such as olive oil or arachis oil, a mineral oil, such as liquid paraffin, or a mixture of these. Suitable emulsifying agents include naturally-occurring gums, such as gum acacia and gum tragacanth, naturally-occurring phosphatides, such as soybean lecithin, esters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, such as sorbitan monooleate, and condensation products of these partial esters with ethylene oxide, such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate. The emulsion may also contain sweetening and flavoring agents. Syrups and elixirs may be formulated with sweetening agents, such as glycerol, sorbitol or sucrose. Such formulations may also contain a demulcent, a preservative, a flavoring or a coloring agent.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may be in the form of a sterile injectable preparation, such as a sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension. This suspension may be formulated according to the known art using those suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents which have been mentioned above. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, such as a solution in 1,3-butane-diol or prepared as a lyophilized powder. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile fixed oils may conventionally be employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids such as oleic acid may likewise be used in the preparation of injectables. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution isotonic sodium chloride solution, and hypertonic sodium chloride solution.

The amount of active ingredient that may be combined with the carrier material to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the host treated and the particular mode of administration. For example, a time-release formulation intended for oral administration to humans may contain approximately 1 to 1000 mg of active material compounded with an appropriate and convenient amount of carrier material which may vary from about 5 to about 95% of the total compositions (weight:weight). The pharmaceutical composition can be prepared to provide easily measurable amounts for administration. For example, an aqueous solution intended for intravenous infusion may contain from about 3 to 500 μg of the active ingredient per milliliter of solution in order that infusion of a suitable volume at a rate of about 30 mL/hr can occur.

Formulations suitable for topical administration to the eye also include eye drops wherein the active ingredient is dissolved or suspended in a suitable carrier, especially an aqueous solvent for the active ingredient. The active ingredient is preferably present in such formulations in a concentration of 0.5 to 20%, advantageously 0.5 to 10%, and particularly about 1.5% w/w.

Formulations suitable for topical administration in the mouth include lozenges comprising the active ingredient in a flavored basis, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth; pastilles comprising the active ingredient in an inert basis such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia; and mouthwashes comprising the active ingredient in a suitable liquid carrier.

Formulations for rectal administration may be presented as a suppository with a suitable base comprising for example cocoa butter or a salicylate.

In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are administered by inhalation. In some embodiments, formulations suitable for intrapulmonary or nasal administration have a particle size for example in the range of 0.1 to 500 microns, such as 0.5, 1, 30, 35 etc., which is administered by rapid inhalation through the nasal passage or by inhalation through the mouth so as to reach the alveolar sacs. Suitable formulations include aqueous or oily solutions of the active ingredient. Formulations suitable for aerosol or dry powder administration may be prepared according to conventional methods and may be delivered with other therapeutic agents such as compounds heretofore used in the treatment or prophylaxis of 2019-nCoV infections as described below. In some embodiments, the compounds used herein are formulated and dosed as dry powder. In some embodiments, the compounds used herein are formulated and dosed as a nebulized formulation. In some embodiments, the compounds used herein are formulated for delivery by a face mask. In some embodiments, the compounds used herein are formulated for delivery by a face tent.

Formulations suitable for vaginal administration may be presented as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulations containing in addition to the active ingredient such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.

Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous and non-aqueous sterile injection solutions which may contain anti-oxidants, buffers, bacteriostats and solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may include suspending agents and thickening agents.

The formulations are presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers, for example sealed ampoules and vials, and may be stored in a freeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid carrier, for example water for injection, immediately prior to use. Extemporaneous injection solutions and suspensions are prepared from sterile powders, granules and tablets of the kind previously described. Preferred unit dosage formulations are those containing a daily dose or unit daily sub-dose, as herein above recited, or an appropriate fraction thereof, of the active ingredient.

It should be understood that in addition to the ingredients particularly mentioned above the formulations of this invention may include other agents conventional in the art having regard to the type of formulation in question, for example those suitable for oral administration may include flavoring agents.

The invention further provides veterinary compositions comprising at least one active ingredient as above defined together with a veterinary carrier therefor.

Veterinary carriers are materials useful for the purpose of administering the composition and may be solid, liquid or gaseous materials which are otherwise inert or acceptable in the veterinary art and are compatible with the active ingredient. These veterinary compositions may be administered orally, parenterally or by any other desired route.

Compounds of the invention are used to provide controlled release pharmaceutical formulations containing as active ingredient one or more compounds of the invention (“controlled release formulations”) in which the release of the active ingredient are controlled and regulated to allow less frequency dosing or to improve the pharmacokinetic or toxicity profile of a given active ingredient.

4. Routes of Administration

One or more compounds of the invention (herein referred to as the active ingredients) are administered by any route appropriate to the condition to be treated. Suitable routes include oral, rectal, nasal, pulmonary, topical (including buccal and sublingual), vaginal and parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intradermal, intrathecal and epidural), and the like. It will be appreciated that the preferred route may vary with for example the condition of the recipient. An advantage of the compounds of this invention is that they are orally bioavailable and can be dosed orally.

In some embodiments, the compounds provided herein are administered by inhalation or by IV infusion. In some embodiments, the compounds provided herein are administered by a combination of inhalation and IV infusion, for example one or more dose of the compounds disclosed herein is administered by inhalation and one or more dose is administered by IV infusion.

In the methods of the present invention for the treatment of a 2019-nCoV infection, the compounds of the present invention can be administered at any time to a human who may come into contact with humans suffering from 2019-nCoV infection or is already suffering from 2019-nCoV infection. In some embodiments, the compounds of the present invention can be administered prophylactically to humans coming into contact with humans suffering from 2019-nCoV infection or at risk of coming into contact with humans suffering from 2019-nCoV, e.g. healthcare providers. In some embodiments, administration of the compounds of the present invention can be to humans testing positive for 2019-nCoV infection but not yet showing symptoms of 2019-nCoV infection. In some embodiments, administration of the compounds of the present invention can be to humans upon commencement of symptoms of 2019-nCoV infection.

In some embodiments, the methods disclosed herein comprise event driven administration of the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject.

As used herein, the terms “event driven” or “event driven administration” refer to administration of the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (1) prior to an event (e.g., 2 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 5 day, or 7 or more days prior to the event) that would expose the individual to 2019-nCoV (or that would otherwise increase the individual's risk of acquiring 2019-nCoV); and/or (2) during an event (or more than one recurring event) that would expose the individual to 2019-nCoV (or that would otherwise increase the individual's risk of acquiring 2019-nCoV); and/or (3) after an event (or after the final event in a series of recurring events) that would expose the individual to 2019-nCoV (or that would otherwise increase the individual's risk of acquiring 2019-nCoV). In some embodiments, the event driven administration is performed pre-exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV. In some embodiments, the event driven administration is performed post-exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV. In some embodiments, the event driven administration is performed pre-exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV and post-exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV.

In certain embodiments, the methods disclosed herein involve administration prior to and/or after an event that would expose the individual to 2019-nCoV or that would otherwise increase the individual's risk of acquiring 2019-nCoV, e.g., as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and/or as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). In some embodiments, the methods disclosed herein comprise pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In some embodiments, methods disclosed herein comprise post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered before exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered before and after exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered after exposure of the subject to the 2019-nCoV.

An example of event driven dosing regimen includes administration of the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, within 24 to 2 hours prior to 2019-nCoV, followed by administration of the compound of I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, every 24 hours during the period of exposure, followed by a further administration of the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, after the last exposure, and one last administration of the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, 24 hours later.

A further example of an event driven dosing regimen includes administration of the compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, within 24 hours before 2019-nCoV exposure, then daily administration during the period of exposure, followed by a last administration approximately 24 hours later after the last exposure (which may be an increased dose, such as a double dose).

Effective dose of active ingredient depends at least on the nature of the condition being treated, toxicity, whether the compound is being used prophylactically or against an active viral infection, the method of delivery, and the pharmaceutical formulation, and will be determined by the clinician using conventional dose escalation studies. It can be expected to be from about 0.0001 to about 100 mg/kg body weight per day; typically, from about 0.01 to about 10 mg/kg body weight per day; more typically, from about 0.01 to about 5 mg/kg body weight per day; most typically, from about 0.05 to about 0.5 mg/kg body weight per day. For example, the daily candidate dose for an adult human of approximately 70 kg body weight will range from 1 mg to 1000 mg, preferably between 5 mg and 500 mg, and may take the form of single or multiple doses.

The effective dose of a compound of the present invention for treating the 2019-nCoV infection can depend on whether the dose is to be used prophylactically or to treat a human already suffering from 2019-nCoV infection. Moreover, the dose can depend on whether the human suffering from 2019-nCoV infection does not yet show symptoms or is already showing symptoms of 2019-nCoV infection. Larger doses may be necessary for treating humans testing positive for 2019-nCoV infection and for humans showing symptoms of 2019-nCoV infection as compared to humans receiving prophylactic treatment.

Any suitable period of time for administration of the compounds of the present invention is contemplated. For example, administration can be for from 1 day to 100 days, including 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90 days. The administration can also be for from 1 week to 15 weeks, including 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 weeks. Longer periods of administration are also contemplated. The time for administration can depend on whether the compound is being administered prophylactically or to treat a human suffering from an 2019-nCoV infection. For example, a prophylactic administration can be for a period of time while the human is in regular contact with other humans suffering from an 2019-nCoV infection, and for a suitable period of time following the last contact with a human suffering from an 2019-nCoV infection. For humans already suffering from an 2019-nCoV infection, the period of administration can be for any length of time necessary to treat the patient and a suitable period of time following a negative test for 2019-nCoV infection to ensure the 2019-nCoV infection does not return.

In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are administered once daily. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are administered once every alternate day. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are administered once a week. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are administered twice a week.

In some embodiments, the methods described herein comprise administering a loading dose of one or more compounds disclosed herein on first day, followed by administering a maintenance dose of the one or more compounds once daily on each subsequent days. The once daily maintenance dose of the one or more compounds may be administered for as long as required, for example for up to 5 days, up to 7 days, up to 10 days, up to 15 days, up to 20 days, up to 25 days, up to a month or longer. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 6-12 days, for example for about example 8-10 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 4 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 5 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 9 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 10 days. The loading dose may be equal to, less than, or greater than the maintenance dose. In some embodiments, the loading dose is greater than the maintenance dose.

In some embodiments, the methods disclosed herein comprise administering a loading dose of 150-250 mg on the first day followed by administering a once daily maintenance dose of about 50-150 mg on the subsequent days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 6 to 12 days, for example for about 8-10 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 9 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 2 to 6 days, for example for about 3-5 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 4 days. In some embodiments, the compound is remdesivir.

In some embodiments, the methods disclosed herein comprise administering a loading dose of about 200 mg on the first day followed by administering a once daily maintenance dose of about 100 mg on subsequent days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 6 to 12 days, for example for about 8-10 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 9 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 2 to 6 days, for example for about 3-5 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 4 days. In some embodiments, the compound is remdesivir.

In some embodiments, the methods disclosed herein comprise administering a loading dose of about 50-250 mg (e.g. about 100 mg) on the first day followed by administering a once daily maintenance dose of about 10-100 mg (e.g. about 50 mg) on subsequent days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 6 to 12 days, for example for about 8-10 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 9 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 10 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 2 to 6 days, for example for about 3-5 days. In some embodiments, the once daily maintenance dose is administered for about 4 days. In some embodiments, the compound is remdesivir.

In some embodiments, the loading dose is equal to the maintenance dose, and the methods disclosed herein comprise administering a dose of one or more compounds disclosed herein once daily. The once daily dose may be administered for as long as required, for example for up to 5 days, up to 7 days, up to 10 days, up to 15 days, up to 20 days, up to 25 days, up to a month or longer. In some embodiments, the once daily dose is administered for up to 20 days, up to 15 days, up to 14 days, up to 13 days, up to 12 days, up to 10 days, up to 8 days, up to 6 days, up to 4 days, up to 3 days, up to 2 days or for one day.

In some embodiments, the one or more compounds disclosed herein are dosed once daily, for about 6 to 12 days, for example for about 8-10 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 9 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 10 days. In some embodiments about 50-150 mg of one or more compounds disclosed herein is administered once daily for about 6 to 12 days, for e.g. for about 10 days. In some embodiments about 100 mg of one or more compounds disclosed herein is administered once daily for about 6 to 12 days, for e.g. for about 10 days. In some embodiments, the compound is remdesivir.

In some embodiments, the one or more compounds disclosed herein are dosed once daily, for about 1 to 5 days, for example for about 1-3 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 5 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 4 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 3 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 2 days. In some embodiments, the one or more compounds are administered once daily for about 1 day. In some embodiments about 50-300 mg of one or more compounds disclosed herein is administered once daily for about 3 days, for e.g. for about 1 day, about 2 days or about 3 days.

5. Combination Therapy

The compounds described herein can also be used in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. As such, also provided herein are methods of treatment of the 2019-nCoV virus infection (COVID-19), wherein the methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a compound of the disclosure and a therapeutically effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antiviral agent. Any suitable antiviral agent can be used in the methods described herein. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is selected from the group consisting of 5-substituted 2′-deoxyuridine analogues, nucleoside analogues, pyrophosphate analogues, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, acyclic guanosine analogues, acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogues, HCV NS5A inhibitors, NS5B inhibitors, influenza virus inhibitors, interferons, immunostimulators, oligonucleotides, antimitotic inhibitors, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a 5-substituted 2′-deoxyuridine analogue. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of idoxuridine, trifluridine, brivudine [BVDU], and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a nucleoside analogue. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of vidarabine, entecavir (ETV), telbivudine, lamivudine, adefovir dipivoxil, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is favipiravir, ribavirin, galidesivir, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a pyrophosphate analogue. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is foscarnet or phosphonoacetic acid. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is foscarnet.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, stavudine, lamivudine, abacavir, emtricitabine, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is sangivamycin, β-d-N4-Hydroxycytidine (NHC), EIDD-2801, EIDD-1931, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is MK-4482 (EIDD-2801).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is selected from the group consisting of nevirapine, delavirdine, efavirenz, etravirine, rilpivirine, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a protease inhibitor. In some embodiments, the protease inhibitor is a HIV protease inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the antiviral agent is selected from the group consisting of saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, fosamprenavir, darunavir, tipranavir, cobicistat, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is selected from the group consisting of saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, fosamprenavir, darunavir, tipranavir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the protease inhibitor is a HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of voxilaprevir, asunaprevir, boceprevir, paritaprevir, simeprevir, telaprevir, vaniprevir, grazoprevir, ribavirin, danoprevir, faldaprevir, vedroprevir, sovaprevir, deldeprevir, narlaprevir and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of voxilaprevir, asunaprevir, boceprevir, paritaprevir, simeprevir, telaprevir, vaniprevir, grazoprevir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an integrase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of raltegravir, dolutegravir, elvitegravir, abacavir, lamivudine, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of bictegravir, raltegravir, dolutegravir, cabotegravir, elvitegravir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of bictegravir, dolutegravir, and cabotegravir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is bictegravir.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an entry inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of docosanol, enfuvirtide, maraviroc, ibalizumab, fostemsavir, leronlimab, ibalizumab, fostemsavir, leronlimab, palivizumab, respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin, intravenous [RSV-IGIV], varicella-zoster immunoglobulin [VariZIG], varicella-zoster immune globulin [VZIG]), and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an acyclic guanosine analogue. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of acyclovir, ganciclovir, valacyclovir (also known as valaciclovir), valganciclovir, penciclovir, famciclovir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogues. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from a group consisting of cidofovir, adefovir, adefovir dipivoxil, tenofovir, TDF, emtricitabine, efavirenz, rilpivirine, elvitegravir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiment, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of cidofovir, adefovir, adefovir dipivoxil, tenofovir, TDF, and combinations thereof. In some embodiment, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of cidofovir, adefovir dipivoxil, TDF, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HCV NS5A or NS5B inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a NS3/4A protease inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a NS5A protein inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a NS5B polymerase inhibitor of the nucleoside/nucleotide type. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a NS5B polymerase inhibitor of the nonnucleoside type. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of daclatasvir, ledipasvir, velpatasvir, ombitasvir, elbasvir, sofosbuvir, dasabuvir, ribavirin, asunaprevir, simeprevir, paritaprevir, ritonavir, elbasvir, grazoprevir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of daclatasvir, ledipasvir, velpatasvir, ombitasvir, elbasvir, sofosbuvir, dasabuvir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an influenza virus inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agents is a matrix 2 inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of amantadine, rimantadine, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a neuraminidase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of zanamivir, oseltamivir, peramivir, laninamivir octanoate, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a polymerase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of ribavirin, favipiravir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of amantadine, rimantadine, arbidol (umifenovir), baloxavir marboxil, oseltamivir, peramivir, ingavirin, laninamivir octanoate, zanamivir, favipiravir, ribavirin, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of amantadine, rimantadine, zanamivir, oseltamivir, peramivir, laninamivir octanoate, ribavirin, favipiravir, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is DAS-181 or XC-221.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an interferon. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of interferon alfacon 1, interferon alfa 1b, interferon alfa 2a, interferon alfa 2b, pegylated interferon alfacon 1, pegylated interferon alfa 1b, pegylated interferon alfa 2a (PegIFNα-2a), and PegIFNα-2b. e embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of interferon alfacon 1, interferon alfa 1b, interferon alfa 2a, interferon alfa 2b, pegylated interferon alfa 2a (PegIFNα-2a), and PegIFNα-2b. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of interferon alfacon 1, pegylated interferon alfa 2a (PegIFNα-2a), PegIFNα-2b, and ribavirin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is pegylated interferon alfa-2a, pegylated interferon alfa-2b, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is interferon-beta. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is interferon-beta-1a, such as SNG-001. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an interferon-inducing agent, such as tilorone hydrochloride. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is IL-17 antagonist such as ixekizumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is interferon alfa 2 ligand, secukinumab, IMU-838, or vidofludimus.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an immunostimulatory agent. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an oligonucleotide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antimitotic inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of fomivirsen, podofilox, imiquimod, sinecatechins, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is azoximer bromide or IMM-101.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of besifovir, nitazoxanide, REGN2222, doravirine, sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, daclatasvir, asunaprevir, beclabuvir, FV100, and letermovir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of RSV. For example, in some embodiments, the antiviral agent is ribavirin, ALS-8112 or presatovir. For example, in some embodiments, the antiviral agent is ALS-8112 or presatovir.

In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is DFV890. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is MAS825. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is emetine. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is protoporphyrin IX, SnPP protoporphyrin and verteporfin. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is RBT-9. In some embodiments, the antiviral agent is thymosin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is ivermectin.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of picomavirus. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of hydantoin, guanidine hydrochloride, L-buthionine sulfoximine, Py-11, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a picornavirus polymerase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is rupintrivir.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of malaria. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is dihydroartemisinin piperaquine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is pyramax.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, artemether, lumefantrine, atovaquone, proguanil, tafenoquine, pyronaridine, artesunate, artenimol, piperaquine, artesunate, amodiaquine, pyronaridine, artesunate, halofantrine, quinine sulfate, mefloquine, solithromycin, pyrimethamine, MMV-390048, ferroquine, artefenomel mesylate, ganaplacide, DSM-265, cipargamin, artemisone, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of coronavirus. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from a group consisting of IFX-1, FM-201, CYNK-001, DPP4-Fc, ranpimase, nafamostat, LB-2, AM-1, anti-viroporins, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of ebola virus. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of ribavirin, palivizumab, motavizumab, RSV-IGIV (RespiGam©), MEDI-557, A-60444, MDT-637, BMS-433771, amiodarone, dronedarone, verapamil, Ebola Convalescent Plasma (ECP), TKM-100201, BCX4430 ((2S,3S,4R,5R)-2-(4-amino-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-3,4-diol), favipiravir (also known as T-705 or Avigan), T-705 monophosphate, T-705 diphosphate, T-705 triphosphate, FGI-106 (1-N,7-N-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3,9-dimethylquinolino[8,7-h]quinolone-1,7-diamine), JK-05, TKM-Ebola, ZMapp, rNAPc2, VRC-EBOADC076-00-VP, OS-2966, MVA-BN filo, brincidofovir, Vaxart adenovirus vector 5-based ebola vaccine, Ad26-ZEBOV, FiloVax vaccine, GOVX-E301, GOVX-E302, ebola virus entry inhibitors (NPC1 inhibitors), rVSV-EBOV, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is ZMapp, mAB114, REGEN-EB3, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of HCV. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HCV polymerase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of sofosbuvir, GS-6620, PSI-938, ribavirin, tegobuvir, radalbuvir, MK-0608, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HCV protease inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of such as GS-9256, vedroprevir, voxilaprevir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a NS5A inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of ledipasvir, velpatasvir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti HBV agent. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine, or a combination thereof. Examples of additional anti HBV agents include but are not limited to alpha-hydroxytropolones, amdoxovir, antroquinonol, beta-hydroxycytosine nucleosides, ARB-199, CCC-0975, ccc-R08, elvucitabine, ezetimibe, cyclosporin A, gentiopicrin (gentiopicroside), HH-003, hepalatide, JNJ-56136379, nitazoxanide, birinapant, NJK14047, NOV-205 (molixan, BAM-205), oligotide, mivotilate, feron, GST-HG-131, levamisole, Ka Shu Ning, alloferon, WS-007, Y-101 (Ti Fen Tai), rSIFN-co, PEG-IIFNm, KW-3, BP-Inter-014, oleanolic acid, HepB-nRNA, cTP-5 (rTP-5), HSK-II-2, HEISCO-106-1, HEISCO-106, Hepbarna, IBPB-0061A, Hepuyinfen, DasKloster 0014-01, ISA-204, Jiangantai (Ganxikang), MIV-210, OB-AI-004, PF-06, picroside, DasKloster-0039, hepulantai, IMB-2613, TCM-800B, reduced glutathione, RO-6864018, RG-7834, QL-007sofosbuvir, ledipasvir, UB-551, and ZH-2N, and the compounds disclosed in US20150210682, (Roche), US 2016/0122344 (Roche), WO2015173164, WO2016023877, US2015252057A (Roche), WO16128335A1 (Roche), WO16120186A1 (Roche), US2016237090A (Roche), WO16107833A1 (Roche), WO16107832A1 (Roche), US2016176899A (Roche), WO16102438A1 (Roche), WO16012470A1 (Roche), US2016220586A (Roche), and US2015031687A (Roche). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HBV polymerase inhibitor. Examples of HBV DNA polymerase inhibitors include, but are not limited to, adefovir (HEPSERA®), emtricitabine (EMTRIVA®), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (VIREAD®), tenofovir alafenamide, tenofovir, tenofovir disoproxil, tenofovir alafenamide fumarate, tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate, tenofovir dipivoxil, tenofovir dipivoxil fumarate, tenofovir octadecyloxyethyl ester, CMX-157, tenofovir exalidex, besifovir, entecavir (BARACLUDE®), entecavir maleate, telbivudine (TYZEKA®), filocilovir, pradefovir, clevudine, ribavirin, lamivudine (EPIVIR-HBV®), phosphazide, famciclovir, fusolin, metacavir, SNC-019754, FMCA, AGX-1009, AR-II-04-26, HIP-1302, tenofovir disoproxil aspartate, tenofovir disoproxil orotate, and HS-10234. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HBV capsid inhibitor.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent for treatment of HIV. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of HIV protease inhibitors, HIV integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, HIV nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogues, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of HIV protease inhibitors, HIV non-nucleoside or non-nucleotide inhibitors of reverse transcriptase, HIV nucleoside or nucleotide inhibitors of reverse transcriptase, HIV integrase inhibitors, HIV non-catalytic site (or allosteric) integrase inhibitors, HIV entry inhibitors, HIV maturation inhibitors, immunomodulators, immunotherapeutic agents, antibody-drug conjugates, gene modifiers, gene editors (such as CRISPR/Cas9, zinc finger nucleases, homing nucleases, synthetic nucleases, TALENs), and cell therapies (such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, CAR-T, and engineered T cell receptors, TCR-T, autologous T cell therapies). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an immunotherapeutic peptides such as tertomotide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a CCL26 gene inhibitor, such as mosedipimod.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of combination drugs for HIV, other drugs for treating HIV, HIV protease inhibitors, HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors, HIV integrase inhibitors, HIV non-catalytic site (or allosteric) integrase inhibitors, HIV entry (fusion) inhibitors, HIV maturation inhibitors, latency reversing agents, capsid inhibitors, immune-based therapies, PI3K inhibitors, HIV antibodies, and bispecific antibodies, and “antibody-like” therapeutic proteins, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a PI3K inhibitor, for example idelalisib or duvelisib.

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV combination drug. Examples of the HIV combination drugs include, but are not limited to ATRIPLA® (efavirenz, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and emtricitabine); BIKTARVY® (bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide); COMPLERA® (EVIPLERA®; rilpivirine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and emtricitabine); STRIBILD® (elvitegravir, cobicistat, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and emtricitabine); TRUVADA® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine; TDF+FTC); DESCOVY® (tenofovir alafenamide and emtricitabine); ODEFSEY® (tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine, and rilpivirine); GENVOYA® (tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine, cobicistat, and elvitegravir); SYMTUZA® (darunavir, tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate, emtricitabine, and cobicistat); SYMFI™ (efavirenz, lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate); CIMDU™ (lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate); tenofovir and lamivudine; tenofovir alafenamide and emtricitabine; tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate and emtricitabine; tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate, emtricitabine, and rilpivirine; tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate, emtricitabine, cobicistat, and elvitegravir; COMBIVIR® (zidovudine and lamivudine; AZT+3TC); EPZICOM® (LIVEXA®; abacavir sulfate and lamivudine; ABC+3TC); KALETRA® (ALUVIA®; lopinavir and ritonavir); TRIUMEQ® (dolutegravir, abacavir, and lamivudine); TRIZIVIR® (abacavir sulfate, zidovudine, and lamivudine; ABC+AZT+3TC); atazanavir and cobicistat; atazanavir sulfate and cobicistat; atazanavir sulfate and ritonavir; darunavir and cobicistat; dolutegravir and rilpivirine; dolutegravir and rilpivirine hydrochloride; dolutegravir, abacavir sulfate, and lamivudine; lamivudine, nevirapine, and zidovudine; raltegravir and lamivudine; doravirine, lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; doravirine, lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil; dapivirine+levonorgestrel, dolutegravir+lamivudine, dolutegravir+emtricitabine+tenofovir alafenamide, elsulfavirine+emtricitabine+tenofovir disoproxil, lamivudine+abacavir+zidovudine, lamivudine+abacavir, lamivudine+tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, lamivudine+zidovudine+nevirapine, lopinavir+ritonavir, lopinavir+ritonavir+abacavir+lamivudine, lopinavir+ritonavir+zidovudine+lamivudine, tenofovir+lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate+emtricitabine+rilpivirine hydrochloride, lopinavir, ritonavir, zidovudine and lamivudine.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV protease inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, fosamprenavir, darunavir, tipranavir, cobicistat, ASC-09, AEBL-2, MK-8718, GS-9500, GS-1156, and combinations thereof. For example, in some embodiments the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, fosamprenavir, darunavir, tipranavir, cobicistat. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of amprenavir, atazanavir, brecanavir, darunavir, fosamprenavir, fosamprenavir calcium, indinavir, indinavir sulfate, lopinavir, nelfinavir, nelfinavir mesylate, ritonavir, saquinavir, saquinavir mesylate, tipranavir, DG-17, TMB-657 (PPL-100), T-169, BL-008, MK-8122, TMB-607, TMC-310911, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV integrase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiment, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of raltegravir, elvitegravir, dolutegravir, abacavir, lamivudine, bictegravir and combinations thereof. In some embodiment, the additional therapeutic agent is bictegravir. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from a group consisting of bictegravir, elvitegravir, curcumin, derivatives of curcumin, chicoric acid, derivatives of chicoric acid, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, derivatives of 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, aurintricarboxylic acid, derivatives of aurintricarboxylic acid, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, derivatives of caffeic acid phenethyl ester, tyrphostin, derivatives of tyrphostin, quercetin, derivatives of quercetin, raltegravir, dolutegravir, JTK-351, bictegravir, AVX-15567, BMS-986197, cabotegravir (long-acting injectable), diketo quinolin-4-1 derivatives, integrase-LEDGF inhibitor, ledgins, M-522, M-532, NSC-310217, NSC-371056, NSC-48240, NSC-642710, NSC-699171, NSC-699172, NSC-699173, NSC-699174, stilbenedisulfonic acid, T-169, VM-3500, cabotegravir, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV entry inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of enfuvirtide, maraviroc, and combinations thereof. Further examples of HIV entry inhibitors include, but are not limited to, cenicriviroc, CCR5 inhibitors, gp41 inhibitors, CD4 attachment inhibitors, DS-003 (BMS-599793), gp120 inhibitors, and CXCR4 inhibitors. Examples of CCR5 inhibitors include aplaviroc, vicriviroc, maraviroc, cenicriviroc, leronlimab (PRO-140), adaptavir (RAP-101), nifeviroc (TD-0232), anti-GP120/CD4 or CCR5 bispecific antibodies, B-07, MB-66, polypeptide C25P, TD-0680, and vMIP (Haimipu). Examples of CXCR4 inhibitors include plerixafor, ALT-1188, N15 peptide, and vMIP (Haimipu).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogue. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV capsid inhibitor.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV nucleoside or nucleotide inhibitor of reverse transcriptase. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of adefovir, adefovir dipivoxil, azvudine, emtricitabine, tenofovir, tenofovir alafenamide, tenofovir alafenamide fumarate, tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate, tenofovir disoproxil, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, tenofovir disoproxil hemifumarate, VIDEX® and VIDEX EC® (didanosine, ddl), abacavir, abacavir sulfate, alovudine, apricitabine, censavudine, didanosine, elvucitabine, festinavir, fosalvudine tidoxil, CMX-157, dapivirine, doravirine, etravirine, OCR-5753, tenofovir disoproxil orotate, fozivudine tidoxil, islatravir, lamivudine, phosphazid, stavudine, zalcitabine, zidovudine, rovafovir etalafenamide (GS-9131), GS-9148, MK-8504, MK-8591, MK-858, VM-2500, KP-1461, and combinations thereof.

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is a HIV non-nucleoside or non-nucleotide inhibitor of reverse transcriptase. For example, the additional agent is selected from the group consisting of dapivirine, delavirdine, delavirdine mesylate, doravirine, efavirenz, etravirine, lentinan, MK-8583, nevirapine, rilpivirine, TMC-278LA, ACC-007, AIC-292, KM-023, PC-1005, elsulfavirine rilp (VM-1500), combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agents are selected from ATRIPLA® (efavirenz, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and emtricitabine); COMPLERA® (EVIPLERA®; rilpivirine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and emtricitabine); STRIBILD® (elvitegravir, cobicistat, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and emtricitabine); TRUVADA® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine; TDF+FTC); DESCOVY® (tenofovir alafenamide and emtricitabine); ODEFSEY® (tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine, and rilpivirine); GENVOYA® (tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine, cobicistat, and elvitegravir); adefovir; adefovir dipivoxil; cobicistat; emtricitabine; tenofovir; tenofovir disoproxil; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; tenofovir alafenamide; tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate; TRIUMEQ® (dolutegravir, abacavir, and lamivudine); dolutegravir, abacavir sulfate, and lamivudine; raltegravir; raltegravir and lamivudine; maraviroc; enfuvirtide; ALUVIA® (KALETRA®; lopinavir and ritonavir); COMBIVIR® (zidovudine and lamivudine; AZT+3TC); EPZICOM® (LIVEXA®; abacavir sulfate and lamivudine; ABC+3TC); TRIZIVIR® (abacavir sulfate, zidovudine, and lamivudine; ABC+AZT+3TC); rilpivirine; rilpivirine hydrochloride; atazanavir sulfate and cobicistat; atazanavir and cobicistat; darunavir and cobicistat; atazanavir; atazanavir sulfate; dolutegravir; elvitegravir; ritonavir; atazanavir sulfate and ritonavir; darunavir; lamivudine; prolastin; fosamprenavir; fosamprenavir calcium efavirenz; etravirine; nelfinavir; nelfinavir mesylate; interferon; didanosine; stavudine; indinavir; indinavir sulfate; tenofovir and lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine; saquinavir; saquinavir mesylate; aldesleukin; zalcitabine; tipranavir; amprenavir; delavirdine; delavirdine mesylate; Radha-108 (receptol); lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; efavirenz, lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; phosphazid; lamivudine, nevirapine, and zidovudine; abacavir; and abacavir sulfate.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of colistin, valrubicin, icatibant, bepotastine, epirubicin, epoprosetnol, vapreotide, aprepitant, caspofungin, perphenazine, atazanavir, efavirenz, ritonavir, acyclovir, ganciclovir, penciclovir, prulifloxacin, bictegravir, nelfinavir, tegobuvi, nelfinavir, praziquantel, pitavastatin, perampanel, eszopiclone, and zopiclone.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an inhibitor of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK, AGMX1, AT, ATK, BPK, IGHD3, IMD1, PSCTK1, XLA; NCBI Gene ID: 695). For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of (S)-6-amino-9-(1-(but-2-ynoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)-7-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-7H-purin-8(9H)-one, acalabrutinib (ACP-196), BGB-3111, CB988, HM71224, ibrutinib (Imbruvica), M-2951 (evobrutinib), M7583, tirabrutinib (ONO-4059), PRN-1008, spebrutinib (CC-292), TAK-020, vecabrutinib, ARQ-531, SHR-1459, DTRMWXHS-12, TAS-5315, AZD6738, calquence, danvatirsen, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from a group consisting of tirabrutinib, ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from a group consisting of tirabrutinib, ibrutinib, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (RTKI). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is tyrphostin A9 (A9). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a TEK receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is abivertinib maleate (STI-5656). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, such as masitinib.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a sphingosine kinase-2 (sk2) inhibitor, such as opaganib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a kinase inhibitor such as pacritinib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an Axl tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor, such as bemcentinib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a FYVE finger phosphoinositide kinase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a checkpoint kinase inhibitor, such as prexasertib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a MAP kinase inhibitor, such as KTH-222, ATI-450. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a mTOR inhibitor, such as sirolimus. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a pi3k/mTOR inhibitor such as dactolisib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a Hsp90 inhibitor, such as ganetespib, ADX-1612. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a MEK inhibitor such as ATR-002. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a topoisomerase II inhibitor, such as etoposide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an exportin 1 inhibitor, such as selinexor, verdinexor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a dual inhibitor of PARP1/2 and Tankyrase 1/2, such as 2X-121. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor, such as CYC-065, CYC-202. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a cytosine DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, such as decitabine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a DHFR inhibitor, such as methotrexate. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a small ubiquitin related modifier inhibitor, such as TAK-981. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an integrin agonist such as 7HP-349. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a BET inhibitor, such as apabetalone. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a BRD4 inhibitor, such as CPI-0610, ABBV-744. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a ER1 inhibitor, such as toremifene.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a KRAS inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of AMG-510, COTI-219, MRTX-1257, ARS-3248, ARS-853, WDB-178, BI-3406, BI-1701963, ARS-1620 (G12C), SML-8-73-1 (G12C), Compound 3144 (G12D), Kobe0065/2602 (Ras GTP), RT11, MRTX-849 (G12C) and K-Ras(G12D)-selective inhibitory peptides, including KRpep-2 (Ac-RRCPLYISYDPVCRR-NH2), KRpep-2d (Ac-RRRRCPLYISYDPVCRRRR-NH2), and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an alkylating agent, such as melphalan.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a proteasome inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from a group consisting of ixazomib, carfilzomib, marizomib, bortezomib, and combinations thereof. in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is carfilzomib.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a vaccine. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a DNA vaccine, RNA vaccine, live-attenuated vaccine, therapeutic vaccine, prophylactic vaccine, protein based vaccine, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is mRNA-1273. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is INO-4800 or INO-4700. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is live-attenuated RSV vaccine MEDI-559, human monoclonal antibody REGN2222 against RSV, palivizumab, respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin, intravenous [RSV-IGIV], and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HBV vaccine, for example pediarix, engerix-B, and recombivax HB. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a VZV vaccine, for example zostavax and varivax. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a HPV vaccine, for example cervarix, gardasil 9, and gardasil. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an influenza virus vaccine. For example, a (i) monovalent vaccine for influenza A (e.g. influenza A [H5N1] virus monovalent vaccine and influenza A [H1N1] 2009 virus monovalent vaccines), (ii) trivalent vaccine for influenza A and B viruses (e.g. Afluria, Agriflu, Fluad, Fluarix, Flublok, Flucelvax, FluLaval, Fluvirin, and Fluzone), and (iii) quadrivalent vaccine for influenza A and B viruses (FluMist, Fluarix, Fluzone, and FluLaval). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a human adenovirus vaccine (e.g. Adenovirus Type 4 and Type 7 Vaccine, Live, Oral). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a rotavirus vaccine (e.g. Rotarix for rotavirus serotype G1, G3, G4, or G9 and RotaTeq for rotavirus serotype G1, G2, G3, or G4). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a hepatitis A virus vaccine (e.g. Havrix and Vagta). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is poliovirus vaccines (e.g. Kinrix, Quadracel, and Ipol). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a yellow fever virus vaccine (e.g. YF-Vax). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a Japanese encephalitis virus vaccines (e.g. Ixiaro and JE-Vax). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a measles vaccine (e.g. M-M-R II and ProQuad). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a mumps vaccine (e.g. M-M-R II and ProQuad). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a rubella vaccine (e.g. M-M-R II and ProQuad). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a varicella vaccine (e.g. ProQuad). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a rabies vaccine (e.g. Imovax and RabAvert). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a variola virus (smallpox) vaccine (ACAM2000). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a and hepatitis E virus (HEV) vaccine (e.g. HEV239). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a 2019-nCov vaccine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is Ad5-nCoV. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agents in the mRNA vaccine BNT-162. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a BCG vaccine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is Modema Covid-19 vaccine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is AZD1222 (astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a poliovirus vaccine, e.g. OPV.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is BNT162a1, BNT162b1, BNT162b2, or BNT162c2 (prime/boost, single or multiple doses). In some embodiments, the additional agent is AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCov-19) vaccine. In some embodiments, the additional agent is Gam-COVID-Vac (Ad26), Gam-COVID-Vac (Ad5), Gam-COVID-Vac (Ad26 Prime-boost), Covax-19, or NasoVAX. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agents is LUNAR-COV19 (ARCT-021). In some embodiments, the additional agent is TerraCoV2. In some embodiments, the additional agent is COVID-19 S-Trimer. In some embodiments, the additional agent is TNX-1810, TNX-1820, or TNX-1830. In some embodiments, the additional agent is VaxiPatch COVID-19 vaccine. In some embodiments, the additional agent is VBI-2901. In some embodiments, the additional agent is VLA-2001. In some embodiments, the additional agent is exoVACC-SARS-CoV2CoV-2. In some embodiments, the additional agent is SCB-2019. In some embodiments, the additional agent is MV-SARS-CoV-2. In some embodiments, the additional agent is NVX-CoV2373, Matrix-M or NVX-CoV2373. In some embodiments, the additional agent is BBV152A, B, C, PicoVacc, KBP-COVID-19, MF59 adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 Sclamp, MVC-COV1901, SCB-2019 (COVID-19 S-Trimer+CpG1018+ASO3), TMV-083, V-591, VPM1002, or V-SARS.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibody, for example a monoclonal antibody. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibody against 2019-nCov selected from the group consisting of the Regeneron antibodies, the Wuxi Antibodies, the Vir Biotechnology Antibodies, antibodies that target the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, antibodies that can neutralize SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is anti-SARS CoV antibody CR-3022. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is aPD-1 antibody. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is anti-IL-6R mAb. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is TZLS-501 or siltuximab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibody that targets specific sites on ACE2. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a polypeptide targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S-protein). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a virus suppressing factor (VSF, HzVSFv13).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-CD147 antibody. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is meplazumab.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) or phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a PDE5 inhibitor, for example, the additional therapeutic agent is sildenafil. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a PDE4 inhibitor, for example, the additional therapeutic agent is brilacidin.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an agent targeting NKGA2. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a checkpoint inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is NKG2 A B activating NK receptor antagonist, such as monalizumab. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is a CTLA-4 checkpoint inhibitor, such as BPI-002.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a CD73 antagonist, such as CPI-006.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is recombinant cytokine gene-derived protein injection.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a polymerase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a DNA polymerase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is cidofovir. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is lamivudine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a RNA polymerase inhibitor. For example, in some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of ribavirin, favipiravir, lamivudine, pimodivir and combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of ribavirin, favipiravir, pimodivir and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of lopinavir, ritonavir, interferon-alpha-2b, ritonavir, arbidol, hydroxychloroquine, darunavir and cobicistat, abidol hydrochloride, oseltamivir, litonavir, emtricitabine, tenofovir alafenamide fumarate, baloxavir marboxil, ruxolitinib, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a beta-catenin inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is tetrandrine.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a trypsin inhibitor, for example the additional therapeutic agent is ulinastatin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is TAK-671.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of ABBV-744, dBET6, MZ1, CPI-0610, Sapanisertib, Rapamycin, Zotatifin, Verdinexor, Chloroquine, Dabrafenib, WDB002, Sanglifehrin A, FK-506, Pevonedistat, Ternatin 4, 4E2RCat, Tomivosertib, PS3061, IHVR-19029, Captopril, Lisinopril, Camostat, Nafamostat, Chloramphenicol, Tigecycline, Linezolid, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected form the group consisting of JQ-1, RVX-208, silmitasertib, TMCB, apicidin, valproic acid, Bafilomycin A1, E-52862, PD-144418, RS-PPCC, PD28, haloperidol, entacapone, indomethacin, Metformin, Ponatinib, H-89, Merimepodib, Migalastat, Mycophenolic acid, Ribavirin, XL413, CCT 365623, Midostaurin, Ruxolitinib, ZINC1775962367, ZINC4326719, ZINC4511851, ZINC95559591, AC-55541, AZ8838, Daunorubicin, GB110, S-verapamil, AZ3451, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected form a group consisting of tilorone, cyclosporine, loperamide, mefloquine, amodiaquine, proscillaridin, digitoxin, digoxin, hexachlorophene, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, salinomycin, ouabain, cepharanthine, ciclesonide, oxyclozanide, anidulafungin, gilteritinib, berbamine, tetrandrine, abemaciclib, ivacaftor, bazedoxifene, niclosamide, eltrombopag, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a drug targeting the coronavirus main protease 3CLpro (e.g. lopinavir). In some embodiments the additional therapeutic agent is a drug targeting the papain-like protease PLpro (e.g. lopinavir). In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is a drug that functions as a virus-host cell fusion inhibitor to prevent viral entry into host cells (e.g. arbidol). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a TMPRSS2 inhibitor (e.g. camostat mesylate).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a serine protease inhibitor, such as LB1148, upamostat, RHB-107, or alpha-1 antitrypsin.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an inhibitor of neutrophil elastase, such as lonodelestat.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an α-ketoamide.

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is a poly-ADP-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) inhibitor, for example, the additional therapeutic agent is CVL218.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of 6′-fluorinated aristeromycin analogues, acyclovir fleximer analogues, disulfiram, thiopurine analogues, ASC09F, GC376, GC813, phenylisoserine derivatives, neuroiminidase inhibitor analogues, pyrithiobac derivatives, bananins and 5-hydroxychromone derivatives, SSYA10-001, griffithsin, HR2P-M1, HR2P-M2, P21S10, Dihydrotanshinone E-64-C and E-64-D, OC43-HR2P, MERS-5HB, 229E-HR1P, 229E-HR2P, resveratrol, 1-thia-4-azaspiro[4.5]decan-3-one derivatives, gemcitabine hydrochloride, loperamide, recombinant interferons, cyclosporine A, alisporivir, imatinib mesylate, dasatinib, selumetinib, trametinib, rapamycin, saracatinib, chlorpromazine, triflupromazine, fluphenazine, thiethylperazine, promethazine, cyclophilin inhibitors, K11777, camostat, k22, teicoplanin derivatives, benzo-heterocyclic amine derivatives N30, mycophenolic acid, silvestrol, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibody. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibody that binds to a coronavirus, for example an antibody that binds to SARS or MERS. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a of 2019-nCoV virus antibody.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is LY-CoV555. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is S309. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is SAB-185. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is CB6. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is STI-1499. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is JS016. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is VNAR. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is VIR-7832 and/or VIR-7831. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is REGN-COV2 (REGN10933+RGN10987) In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is BAT2020, BAT2019. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is 47D11. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is COVI-SHIELD. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is BRII-196, BRII-198. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is INM-005, SCTA01, TY-027, XAV-19.

Compositions of the invention are also used in combination with other active ingredients. For the treatment of 2019-nCoV virus infections, preferably, the other active therapeutic agent is active against coronavirus infections, for example 2019-nCoV virus infections. The compounds and compositions of the present invention are also intended for use with general care provided patients with 2019-nCoV viral infections, including parenteral fluids (including dextrose saline and Ringer's lactate) and nutrition, antibiotic (including metronidazole and cephalosporin antibiotics, such as ceftriaxone and cefuroxime) and/or antifungal prophylaxis, fever and pain medication, antiemetic (such as metoclopramide) and/or antidiarrheal agents, vitamin and mineral supplements (including Vitamin K and zinc sulfate), anti-inflammatory agents (such as ibuprofen or steroids), corticosteroids such as methylprednisolone, immonumodulatory medications (eg interferon), other small molecule or biologics antiviral agents targeting 2019-nCoV (such as but not limited to lopinavir/ritonavir, EIDD-1931, favipiravir, ribavirine, neutralizing antibodies, etc), vaccines, pain medications, and medications for other common diseases in the patient population, such anti-malarial agents (including artemether and artesunate-lumefantrine combination therapy), typhoid (including quinolone antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin, macrolide antibiotics, such as azithromycin, cephalosporin antibiotics, such as ceftriaxone, or aminopenicillins, such as ampicillin), or shigellosis. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a corticosteroid, for example the additional therapeutic agent is ciclesonide. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with amoxicillin/clavulanate, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, cholecalciferol, vitamin C, prednisone, mometasone, or budenoside.

In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with inhibitors such as Panaphix (PAX-1), which inhibit production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with inhibitors such as NCP-112 which inhibit excessive immune response such as cytokine storm.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antifungal agent, for example itraconazole or 17-OH-itraconazole.

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is an immunomodulator. Examples of immune-based therapies include toll-like receptors modulators such as tlr1, tlr2, tlr3, tlr4, tlr5, tlr6, tlr7, tlr8, tlr9, tlr10, tlr11, tlr12, and tlr13; programmed cell death protein 1 (Pd-1) modulators; programmed death-ligand 1 (Pd-L1) modulators; IL-15 modulators; DermaVir; interleukin-7; plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine); proleukin (aldesleukin, IL-2); interferon alfa; interferon alfa-2b; interferon alfa-n3; pegylated interferon alfa; interferon gamma; hydroxyurea; mycophenolate mofetil (MPA) and its ester derivative mycophenolate mofetil (MMF); ribavirin; polymer polyethyleneimine (PEI); gepon; IL-12; WF-10; VGV-1; MOR-22; BMS-936559; CYT-107, interleukin-15/Fc fusion protein, AM-0015, ALT-803, NIZ-985, NKTR-255, NKTR-262, NKTR-214, normferon, peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, recombinant interleukin-15, Xmab-24306, RPI-MN, STING modulators, RIG-I modulators, NOD2 modulators, SB-9200, and IR-103. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is fingolimod, leflunomide, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is thalidomide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is CD24Fc. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a type I IL-1 receptor antagonists, such as anakinra. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a TLR4 antagonist, such as EB-05.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is nivolumab, efineptakin alfa, lactoferrin, ozanimod, astegolimab (MSTT1041A, RG-6149), or UTTR1147A. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is Ampligen. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is lefitolimod. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is RPH-104. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is canakinumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an IL-33 ligand inhibitor such as MEDI3506. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an IL-5 receptor antagonist, such as mepolizumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an IL-12 inhibitor, such as apilimod. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a IL-15 receptor agonist, such as N-803.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an interferon gamma ligand inhibitor, such as emapalumab.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an IL-6 inhibitor, for example tocilizumab, sarilumab, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is tocilizumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an IL-6 inhibitor, for example tocilizumab, sarilumab, olokizumab, sirukumab, clazakizumab, levilimab or a combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase inhibitors. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is enamptcumab.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a dipeptidase 1 (DPEP-1) inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is Metablok (LSALT peptide).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-TNF inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is adalimumab, etanercept, golimumab, infliximab, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a TNF alpha ligand inhibitor, such as XProl595.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a JAK inhibitor, for example the additional therapeutic agent is baricitinib, filgotinib, olumiant, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is jaktinib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is tofacitinib or TD-0903.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an inflammation inhibitor, for example pirfenidone. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is LYT-100.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-inflammatory agent, such as dociparstat sodium. In some embodiments, the additional agent is used in the treatment of septic shock, such as nangibotide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a CCR1 antagonist, such as MLN-3897. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent targets IKKO and NFxJ3, such as OP-101. In some embodiment, the additional therapeutic agent is a glucocorticoid receptor agonist, such as hydrocortisone or dexamethasone. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an immunosuppressant, such as tacrolimus, BXT-10, ibudilast, FP-025, apremilast, abatacept, crizanlizumab, itolizumab, bardoxolone methyl, M-5049. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a RIP-1 kinase inhibitor, such as DNL-758. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a IL-8 receptor antagonist, such as BMS-986253 (HuMax-IL8). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a CD14 inhibitor, such as IC—14. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor, such as brequinar, PCT-299. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic is anti-fibrotic, such as RT-1840, nintedanib, GB-0139, nintedanib, pamrevlumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic is a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) mimetic, such as SNV-003 (ANG-3777).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) antagonist, for example the additional therapeutic agent is piclidenoson.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antibiotic for secondary bacterial pneumonia. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is macrolide antibiotics (e.g. azithromycin, clarithromycin, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae), fluoroquinolones (e.g. ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin), tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline and tetracycline), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is XEL 1004. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is eravacycline.

In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with pneumonia standard of care (see e.g. Pediatric Community Pneumonia Guidelines, CID 2011:53 (1 October)). Treatment for pneumonia generally involves curing the infection and preventing complications. Specific treatment will depend on several factors, including the type and severity of pneumonia, age and overall health of the individuals. The options include: (i) antibiotics, (ii) cough medicine, and (iii) fever reducers/pain relievers (for e.g. aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and acetaminophen (Tylenol, others)). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is bromhexine anti-cough.

In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with immunoglobulin from cured COVID-19 patients. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with plasma transfusion. In some examples, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with TAK-888 (anti-SARS-CoV-2 polyclonal hyperimmune globulin (H-IG)). In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with COVID-19 convalescent plasma or immunoglobulin. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in combination with COVID-EIG or COVID-HIG. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with stem cells. For example, in some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with MultiStem or Remestemcel-L (mesenchymal stem cells). In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in combination with allogenic mesenchymal-like cells, for example in combination with PLX cells. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in combination with allogenic cell therapy, for example in combination with CK-0802. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in combination with Pluristem or ACT-20.

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is an TLR agonist. Examples of TLR agonists include, but are not limited to, vesatolimod (GS-9620), GS-986, IR-103, lefitolimod, tilsotolimod, rintatolimod, DSP-0509, AL-034, G-100, cobitolimod, AST-008, motolimod, GSK-1795091, GSK-2245035, VTX-1463, GS-9688, LHC—165, BDB-001, RG-7854, telratolimod.RO—7020531. In some embodiments the additional therapeutic agent is PUL-042. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I:C).

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of bortezomid, flurazepam, ponatinib, sorafenib, paramethasone, clocortolone, flucloxacillin, sertindole, clevidipine, atorvastatin, cinolazepam, clofazimine, fosaprepitant, and combinations thereof. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is simvastatin or rosuvastatin.

In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is carrimycin, suramin, triazavirin, dipyridamole, bevacizumab, meplazumab, GD31 (rhizobium), NLRP inflammasome inhibitor, or α-ketoamine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is recombinant human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (rhACE2). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is viral macrophage inflammatory protein (vMIP).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a recombinant human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (rhACE2), for example APN-01. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an angiotensin II receptor agonist. In some examples, the additional therapeutic agent is a partial agonist of AT2 or a partial antagonist of AT1. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is L-163491. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is ACE2-Fc fusion protein, for example the additional therapeutic agent is STI-4398. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is valsartan, losartan, candesartan, eprosartan, irbesartan, olmesartan. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is VP-01, TXA-127. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is telmisartan.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an ACE inhibitor, such as ramipril, captopril, enalapril, or lisonopril. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an aldose reductase inhibitor, such as AT-001.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a platelet inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is dipyridamole.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-coagulant, such as heparins (heparin and low molecular weight heparin), aspirin, apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, argatroban, enoxaparin, fondaparinux. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a tissue factor inhibitor, such as AB-201. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic is a Factor XIIa antagonist, such as garadacimab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a VE-PTP inhibitor, such as razuprotafib. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a VIP 2 receptor agonist, such as PB-1046. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-thrombotic, such as defibrotide, rivaroxaban, alteplase, tirofiban, clopidogrel, prasugrel, bemiparin, bivalirudin, sulodexide, tranexamic acid. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a vasodilator, such as iloprost, ventaprost, vazegepant, angiotensin 1-7, ambrisentan, NORS, pentoxifylline, propranolol, RESP301, sodium nitrite, TRV-027. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a blood clotting modulator, such as lanadelumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a diuretic, such as an aldosterone antagonist, such as spironolactone. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is antihypoxic, such as trans-sodium crocetinate. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is MK-5475.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a hypoxia-inducible factor (HF) prolyl hydroxylase-2 (PHD-2) inhibitor such as desidustat or vadadustat. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a renin inhibitor, such as aliskiren. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a calcium channel inhibitor such as nifedipine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a chelating agent, such as desferal, deferiprone, deferoxamine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a retinoic acid receptor agonist, such as isotretinoin or fenretinide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an AMPA receptor modulator, such as traneurocin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a human antimicrobial peptide, such as LL-37i. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a microbiome modulator, such as EDP-1815, KB-109. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an estrogen receptor antagonist, such as tamoxifen. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an androgen receptor antagonist such as bicalutamide, enzalutamide.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a GNRH receptor antagonist, such as degarelix. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a sex hormone modulator, such as dutasteride. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a calpain inhibitor, such as BLD-2660. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a GM-CSF ligand inhibitor such as gimsilumab, lenzilumab, namilumab, TJM2 or otilimab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a GM-CSF receptor antagonist, such as mavrilimumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a GM-CSF receptor agonist, such as sargramostim. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an alpha 1 adrenoreceptor antagonist such as prazosin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a neuropilin 2 inhibitor, such as ATYR-1923. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibitor, such as CM-4620. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a proto-oncogene Mas agonist, such as BIO101. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a DPP4 inhibitor, such as saxagliptin, sitagliptin, alogliptin, linagliptin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a sodium glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor such as dapagliflozin propanediol. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a fractalkine receptor inhibitor such as KAND-567.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an alpha2-receptor agonist. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is dexmedetomidine.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a mCBM40 (multivalent carbohydrate-binding module Family 40 domain) product, for example the additional therapeutic agent is neumifil.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a histamine H1 receptor antagonist, such as ebastine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is tranilast. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is famotidine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is anti-histamine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is cloroperastine or clemastine.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 1 agonists, such as aviptadil.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a drug that treats acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a peptide, for example the additional therapeutic agent is BIO-11006. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is aliposomal formulation, for example the additional therapeutic agent is LEAF-4L6715, LEAF-4L7520. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a respiratory stimulant, such as almitrine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a bronchodilator, such as brensocatib or formoterol. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-LIGHT antibody, such as CERC-002. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a CRAC (calcium release-activated calcium) channel inhibitor, such as CM-4620-IE.

In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in combination with respiratory-specific small interfering RNA therapies. In some embodiments, these therapies are delivered by a nebulizer.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a vimentin modulators. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is pritumumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is hzVSF-v13.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a modulator of Nsp15 (nonstructural protein 15) such as benzopurpurin B, C-467929, C-473872, NSC-306711 and N-65828.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a xanthine dehydrogenase inhibitor, such as oxypurinol (XRx-101).

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a cathepsin L-inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a cathepsin inhibitor, such as VBY-825 or ONO-5334.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-0) inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is OT-101.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is ifenprodil.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a glycolysis inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is WP-1122.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic is a Leukotriene D4 antagonist, such as montelukast. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic is a Leukotriene BLT receptor antagonist, such as ebselen. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic is a tubulin inhibitor, such as VERU-111 or colchicine. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor such as miglustat. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a Nrf2 activator, such as PB125. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a Rev protein modulator, such as ABX464. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a nuclear import inhibitor, such as iCP-NI (CV-15). In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a cannabinoid CB2 receptor agonist, such as PPP003. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a dehydropeptidase-1 modulator, such as LSALT peptide. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, such as celecoxib, naproxen, aspirin/dipyridamole. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an antitoxin such as CAL02. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a nitric oxide stimulant, such as GLS-1200. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an apelin receptor agonist, such as CB-5064. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a complement inhibitor, such as ravulizumab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibitor, such as avdoralimab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a complement C5 factor inhibitor, such as eculizumab, zilucoplan, and C5a such as BDB-001, IFX-1, advoralimab, In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a complement C1s inhibitor, such as conestat alpha. In some embodiment, the additional therapeutic agent is a C3 inhibitor, such as APL-9 or AMY-101. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-C5aR antibody, such as advoralimab. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-elongation factor 1 alpha 2 inhibitor, such as plitidepsin. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an angiopoietin ligand-2 inhibitor, such as LY-3127804. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a lysine specific histone demethylase 1 inhibitor, such as vafidemstat. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a hyaluronan inhibitor. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is a proton pump inhibitor, such as omeprazole.

In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is an anti-viroporin therapeutic. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is BIT-314 or BIT-225. In some embodiments, the additional therapeutic agent is coronavirus E protein inhibitor. For example, the additional therapeutic agent is BIT-009. Further examples of additional therapeutic agents include those described in WO-2004112687, WO-2006135978, WO-2018145148, and WO-2009018609.

In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are used in combination with cell therapy, such as allogeneic natural killer cells, BM-Allo.MSC, CAStem, IL-15-NK cells, NKG2D-CAR-NK cells, ACE2 CAR-NK cells, partially HLA-matched Virus Specific T cells (VSTs), RAPA-501, or SARS-CoV-2 Specific T Cells.

It is also possible to combine any compound of the invention with one or more additional active therapeutic agents in a unitary dosage form for simultaneous or sequential administration to a patient. The combination therapy may be administered as a simultaneous or sequential regimen. When administered sequentially, the combination may be administered in two or more administrations.

Co-administration of a compound of the invention with one or more other active therapeutic agents generally refers to simultaneous or sequential administration of a compound of the invention and one or more other active therapeutic agents, such that therapeutically effective amounts of the compound of the invention and one or more other active therapeutic agents are both present in the body of the patient.

Co-administration includes administration of unit dosages of the compounds of the invention before or after administration of unit dosages of one or more other active therapeutic agents, for example, administration of the compounds of the invention within seconds, minutes, or hours of the administration of one or more other active therapeutic agents. For example, a unit dose of a compound of the invention can be administered first, followed within seconds or minutes by administration of a unit dose of one or more other active therapeutic agents. Alternatively, a unit dose of one or more other therapeutic agents can be administered first, followed by administration of a unit dose of a compound of the invention within seconds or minutes. In some cases, it may be desirable to administer a unit dose of a compound of the invention first, followed, after a period of hours (e.g., 1-12 hours), by administration of a unit dose of one or more other active therapeutic agents. In other cases, it may be desirable to administer a unit dose of one or more other active therapeutic agents first, followed, after a period of hours (e.g., 1-12 hours), by administration of a unit dose of a compound of the invention.

The combination therapy may provide “synergy” and “synergistic”, i.e. the effect achieved when the active ingredients used together is greater than the sum of the effects that results from using the compounds separately. A synergistic effect may be attained when the active ingredients are: (1) co-formulated and administered or delivered simultaneously in a combined formulation; (2) delivered by alternation or in parallel as separate formulations; or (3) by some other regimen. When delivered in alternation therapy, a synergistic effect may be attained when the compounds are administered or delivered sequentially, e.g. in separate tablets, pills or capsules, or by different injections in separate syringes. In general, during alternation therapy, an effective dosage of each active ingredient is administered sequentially, i.e. serially, whereas in combination therapy, effective dosages of two or more active ingredients are administered together. A synergistic anti-viral effect denotes an antiviral effect which is greater than the predicted purely additive effects of the individual compounds of the combination.

In still yet another embodiment, the present application provides for methods of inhibiting a 2019-nCoV polymerase in a cell, comprising: contacting a cell infected with 2019-nCoV with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, whereby the 2019-nCoV polymerase is inhibited.

In still yet another embodiment, the present application provides for methods of inhibiting a 2019-nCoV polymerase in a cell, comprising: contacting a cell infected with 2019-nCoV with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, and at least one additional active therapeutic agent, whereby the 2019-nCoV polymerase is inhibited.

In still yet another embodiment, the present application provides for methods of treating a 2019-nCoV virus infection in a human, comprising: administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof.

In still yet another embodiment, the present application provides for methods of treating a 2019-nCoV virus infection in a human, comprising: administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, and at least one additional active therapeutic agent, whereby a 2019-nCoV polymerase is inhibited.

In still yet another embodiment, the present application provides for methods of treating a 2019-nCoV virus infection in a human, comprising: administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, and at least one additional active therapeutic agent.

Also provided is a kit that includes a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable ester, stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers or tautomer thereof. In separate embodiments individual kits are provided includes a compound selected from the group of each of the Formulas herein, as well as each subgroup and embodiment thereof, including Formula II, Formula II, Formula IV, and individual Compounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 (Compounds 1-32), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable ester, stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers or tautomer thereof. In one aspect, the kit comprises a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Each of the individual kits described herein may comprise a label and/or instructions for use of the compound in the treatment of a disease or condition in a subject (e.g., human) in need thereof. In some embodiments, the disease or condition is a human 2019-nCoV infection. In other embodiments, each separate kit may also contain instructions for use of additional medical agents in combination with the compound of Formula I in the treatment of a disease or condition in a subject (e.g., human) in need thereof. In certain of these embodiments, the disease or condition is a human 2019-nCoV infection. In each of the kits herein there is a further embodiment in which the kit comprises individual dose units of a compound as described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, polymorph, pseudopolymorph, amorphous form, hydrate or solvate thereof. Examples of individual dosage units may include pills, tablets, capsules, prefilled syringes or syringe cartridges, IV bags, etc., each comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the compound in question, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, polymorph, pseudopolymorph, amorphous form, hydrate or solvate thereof. In some embodiments, the kit may contain a single dosage unit and in others multiple dosage units are present, such as the number of dosage units required for a specified regimen or period.

Also provided are articles of manufacture that include a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable ester, stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers or tautomer thereof, and a container. In one aspect, the article of manufacture comprises a compound of Formula I, Formula II, Formula II, Formula IV, and individual Compounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 (Compounds 1-32), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a container. In separate embodiments, the container of the article of manufacture may be a vial, jar, ampoule, preloaded syringe, blister package, tin, can, bottle, box, or an intravenous bag.

Also provided as separate embodiments are the uses of a compound selected from each of the Formulas herein, as well as each subgroup and embodiment thereof, including a compound selected from the group of Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV), or one of the specific compounds of the examples herein, including Compounds 1-32, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for use in treating a 2019-nCoV infection in a human.

6. Methods of Inhibition of 2019-NCOV Polymerase

Another aspect of the invention relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of 2019-nCoV polymerase comprising the step of treating a sample suspected of containing 2019-nCoV with a compound or composition of the invention.

Compositions of the invention may act as inhibitors of 2019-nCoV polymerase, as intermediates for such inhibitors or have other utilities as described below. The inhibitors will bind to locations on the surface or in a cavity of 2019-nCoV polymerase having a geometry unique to 2019-nCoV polymerase. Compositions binding 2019-nCoV polymerase may bind with varying degrees of reversibility. Those compounds binding substantially irreversibly are ideal candidates for use in this method of the invention. Once labeled, the substantially irreversibly binding compositions are useful as probes for the detection of 2019-nCoV polymerase. Accordingly, the invention relates to methods of detecting 2019-nCoV polymerase in a sample suspected of containing 2019-nCoV polymerase comprising the steps of: treating a sample suspected of containing 2019-nCoV polymerase with a composition comprising a compound of the invention bound to a label; and observing the effect of the sample on the activity of the label. Suitable labels are well known in the diagnostics field and include stable free radicals, fluorophores, radioisotopes, enzymes, chemiluminescent groups and chromogens. The compounds herein are labeled in conventional fashion using functional groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfhydryl or amino.

Within the context of the invention, samples suspected of containing 2019-nCoV polymerase include natural or man-made materials such as living organisms; tissue or cell cultures; biological samples such as biological material samples (blood, serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, tears, sputum, saliva, tissue samples, and the like); laboratory samples; food, water, or air samples; bioproduct samples such as extracts of cells, particularly recombinant cells synthesizing a desired glycoprotein; and the like. Typically the sample will be suspected of containing an organism which produces 2019-nCoV polymerase, frequently a pathogenic organism such as an 2019-nCoV virus. Samples can be contained in any medium including water and organic solvent\water mixtures. Samples include living organisms such as humans, and manmade materials such as cell cultures.

The treating step of the invention comprises adding the composition of the invention to the sample or it comprises adding a precursor of the composition to the sample. The addition step comprises any method of administration as described above.

If desired, the activity of 2019-nCoV polymerase after application of the composition can be observed by any method including direct and indirect methods of detecting 2019-nCoV polymerase activity. Quantitative, qualitative, and semiquantitative methods of determining 2019-nCoV polymerase activity are all contemplated. Typically one of the screening methods described above are applied, however, any other method such as observation of the physiological properties of a living organism are also applicable.

Organisms that contain 2019-nCoV polymerase include the 2019-nCoV virus. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of 2019-nCoV infections in animals or in man.

However, in screening compounds capable of inhibiting human 2019-nCoV viruses, it should be kept in mind that the results of enzyme assays may not correlate with cell culture assays. Thus, a cell based assay should be the primary screening tool.

In another embodiment, the present application provides for methods of treating 2019-nCoV virus infection in a human, comprising: administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I-IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof. In some embodiments, the 2019-nCoV infection is caused by 2019-nCoV. In some embodiments, the 2019-nCoV polymerase is inhibited.

The compounds of the present invention can be used in the treatment of a human already suffering from a 2019-nCoV infection, or can be administered prophylactically to reduce or prevent the chance of a 2019-nCoV infection. Physical examination of patients infected with 2019-nCoV after the onset of fever may reveal purulent pharyngitis, bilateral conjunctival hemorrhages, facial edema, and generalized abdominal tenderness. Macroscopic pathological changes can include pleural effusions, pulmonary edema, ascites, and hemorrhagic manifestations in the gastrointestinal mucosa.

7. Screens for 2019-NCOV Polymerase Inhibitors

Compositions of the invention are screened for inhibitory activity against 2019-nCoV polymerase by any of the conventional techniques for evaluating enzyme activity. Within the context of the invention, typically compositions are first screened for inhibition of 2019-nCoV polymerase in vitro and compositions showing inhibitory activity are then screened for activity in vivo.

Useful in vitro screens will not be elaborated here. However, the examples describe suitable in vitro assays.

8. Examples

1. Preparation of Compounds

The compounds described herein can be prepared by known methods. For example, by methods disclosed in WO2017/049060. Following are exemplary compounds prepared.

i. (2R, 3R, 4S, 5R)-2-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-carbonitrile (Compound 1)

ii. (2R,3R,4R,5R)-2-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-3-fluoro-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-carbonitrile (Compound 2)

iii. (2R, 3R, 4R, 5S)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-4-fluoro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-ol (Compound 3)

iv. 2R)-isopropyl 2-((((2R,3R,4R,5S)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-4-fluoro-3-hydroxy-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)- (phenoxy)phosphorylamino)propanoate (Compound 4)

v. (2R)-ethyl 2-((((2R,3R,4R,5S)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-4-fluoro-3-hydroxy-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphorylamino)propanoate (Compound 5)

vi. ((2R,3R,4R,5S)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-4-fluoro-3-hydroxy-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-yl) methyl tetrahydrogen triphosphate (Compound 6)

vii. (2R,3R,5S)-2-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-carbonitrile (Compound 7)

viii. (2S)-isopropyl 2-((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)-phosphorylamino)propanoate (Compound 8)

ix. (2S)-2-ethylbutyl 2-((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphorylamine)propanoate (Compound 9)

x. (2S)-ethyl 2-((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphorylamino)propanoate (Compound 10)

xi. (2S)-ethyl2-((((2R,3R,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-4-fluoro-3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphorylamino)propanoate (Compound 11)

xii. (2S,2′S)-diethyl 2,2′-((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)phosphoryl)bis(azanediyl)dipropanoate (Compound 12)

xiii. (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-2-ethynyl-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol (Compound 13)

xiv. (2R,3R,4R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-1,3,4-tris(benzyloxy) hexane-2,5-diol(Compound 14)

xv. S,S′-2,2′-((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)phosphoryl)bis(oxy)bis(ethane-2,1-diyl) bis(2,2-dimethylpropanethioate) (Compound 15)

xvi. S,S′-2,2′-((((2R, 3S,4R,5S)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-ethynyl- 3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)phosphoryl)bis(oxy)bis(ethane-2,1-diyl) bis(2,2-dimethylpropanethioate) (Compound 16)

xvii. ((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl tetrahydrogen triphosphate (Compound 17)

xviii. ((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-ethynyl-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl tetrahydrogen triphosphate (Compound 18)

xix. ((2R,3S,4R,5S)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl tetrahydrogen triphosphate (Compound 19)

xx. ((2R,3R,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-4-fluoro-3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl tetrahydrogen triphosphate (Compound 20)

xxi. (2S)-ethyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)-3-phenylpropanoate (21)

xxii. (2S)-ethyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)-3-methylbutanoate (22)

xxiii. (S)-isopropyl 2-(((R)-(((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (23)

xxiv. (2S)-cyclobutyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (24)

xxv. (2S)-isopropyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)-3-phenylpropanoate (25)

xxvi. (S)-methyl 2-(((S)-(((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (26)

xxvii. (S)-neopentyl 2-(((S)-(((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (27)

xxviii. (2S)-cyclopentyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (28)

xxix. (2S)-cyclohexyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (29)

xxx. Ethyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)-2-methylpropaneate (30)

xxxi. Isopropyl 2-(((((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)-2- methylpropaneate (31)

xxxii. (S)-2-ethylbutyl 2-(((S)-(((2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-aminopyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-7-yl)-5-cyano-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(phenoxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate (32)

2. Antiviral Activity

Another aspect of the invention relates to methods of inhibiting 2019-nCoV infections, comprising the step of treating a sample or subject suspected of needing such inhibition with a composition of the invention.

Within the context of the invention samples suspected of containing a virus include natural or man-made materials such as living organisms; tissue or cell cultures; biological samples such as biological material samples (blood, serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, tears, sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, nasal swab, nasal wash, saliva, tissue samples, and the like); laboratory samples; food, water, or air samples; bioproduct samples such as extracts of cells, particularly recombinant cells synthesizing a desired glycoprotein; and the like. Typically the sample will be suspected of containing an organism which induces a viral infection, frequently a pathogenic organism such as a tumor virus. Samples can be contained in any medium including water and organic solvent\water mixtures. Samples include living organisms such as humans, and man made materials such as cell cultures.

If desired, the anti-virus activity of a compound of the invention after application of the composition can be observed by any method including direct and indirect methods of detecting such activity. Quantitative, qualitative, and semiquantitative methods of determining such activity are all contemplated. Typically one of the screening methods described herein are applied, however, any other method such as observation of the physiological properties of a living organism are also applicable.

The antiviral activity of a compound of the invention can be measured using appropriate screening protocols.

Example 1: 2019-nCoV Antiviral Assay

Vero E6 cells are seeded in 384-well plates and serial dilutions of Compound 32 or Compound 9 are added to the assay plates by direct titration using an HP D300 Digital Dispenser (Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA). The plates are infected with 2019-nCoV at a multiplicity of infection of 0.5 plaque forming unit (pfu) per cell. The infected cultures are incubated for 48 hours. The level of virus replication in compound-treated and control vehicle-treated cultures is determined by quantifying the level of virus-specific antigen following immuno-staining with antibody against the 2019-nCoV spike (S) protein. The primary antibody is diluted 1000-fold in blocking buffer (1× phosphate buffered saline (PBS) with 3% BSA) and added to each well of the assay plate. The assay plates are incubated for 60 minutes at room temperature. The primary antibody is removed and the cells are washed 3 times with 1×PBS. The secondary detection antibody is an anti-rabbit IgG conjugated with Dylight488 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, Cat #405310). The secondary antibody is diluted 1000-fold in blocking buffer and is added to each well in the assay plate. The assay plates are incubated for 60 minutes at room temperature. Nuclei are stained using Draq5 (Biostatus, Shepshed Leicestershire, UK, Cat #DR05500) diluted in 1×PBS. The cells are counter-stained with CellMask Deep Red (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, Cat #C10046) to enhance detection of the cytoplasm compartment. Cell images are acquired using Perkin Elmer Opera confocal microscope (Perkin Elmer, Waltham, MA) using 10× air objective to collect 5 images per well. Virus-specific antigen is quantified by measuring fluorescence emission at a 488 nm wavelength and the nuclei are quantified by measuring fluorescence emission at a 640 nm wavelength. High content image analysis is performed to quantify the percent of infected cells and cell viability. Analysis of dose response to determine EC₅₀ values is performed using GeneData Screener software applying Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm for curve fitting strategy.

Example 2: 2019-nCoV Antiviral Assay

HAE cell cultures isolated from lung tissue are cultured for up to 6 weeks at the air liquid interface to promote differentiation (Zhu et al. NEJM Jan. 24, 2020). The apical surfaces of the HAE cultures are washed at 24 h and 1 h prior to infection with 1×PBS for >1 hour at 37° C. Recombinant 2019-nCoV expressing red fluorescent protein (2019-nCoV RFP) are used to apically infect the differentiated HAE cultures at a multiplicity of infection of 0.1 pfu per cell. To infect the HAE cultures, apical washes are removed, viral inoculum is added, and inoculated cultures are incubated at 37° C. for 2.5 hours. The inoculum is removed, and the apical surfaces of the HAE cultures are washed 3 times with 500 μL of 1×PBS to remove residual virus. Five 3-fold serial dilutions of Compound 9 starting at 10 μM are prepared in triplicate and added to HAE ALI media on the basolateral side of the culture approximately 30 minutes prior to infection. Virus replication is assessed by fluorescence imaging of cell cultures following a 48-hour incubation. In addition, virus replication is quantified by measuring the production of infectious virus in HAE apical washes by plaque assay on Vero cell monolayers and by quantifying viral RNA production from total cell RNA by real-time PCR assay.

Example 3: 2019-nCoV Real-Time PCR Assay

At 48 hours post-infection, primary HAE cultures from the antiviral assay described above are harvested in 500 μL TRIzol. RNA is purified using a Direct-zol RNA MiniPrep kit (Zymo Research Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA). First-strand cDNA is generated for each sample using SuperScript III (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NY, USA) with incubation at 55° C. Following first-strand cDNA generation, 2019-nCoV subgenomic RNA are quantified by real-time PCR using appropriate primers. Reads are normalized to GAPDH using the following primers: GAPDH Forward (5′-TGC ACC AAC TGC TTA GC-3′) and GAPDH Reverse (5′-GGC ATG GAC TGT GGT CAT GAG-3′). Results are expressed as log 10 fold changes in viral 2019-nCoV encoding RNA copy number in treated versus untreated cells using the ΔΔCt method {10431}.

Example 4: In Vitro Efficacy in Calu-3 2B4 Cells

At 48 hrs prior to infection, Calu-3 2B4 cells are plated in a 96-well black walled clear bottom plate at 5×10⁴ cells/well. 24-hr prior to infection, culture medium is replaced. A 20 mM stock of Compound 32 is serially diluted in 100% DMSO in 3-fold increments to obtain a ten-point dilution series. 2019-nCoV-nLUC is diluted in DMEM 10% FBS, and 1% antibiotics/antimycin to achieve a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 0.08. Cells are infected in triplicate per drug dilution for 1 hr after which, virus is aspirated, cultures are rinsed once and fresh medium containing drug or vehicle is added. At 48 hrs post infection, virus replication is quantitated on a Spectramax (Molecular Devices) plate reader via nano-luciferase assay (Promega) according to the manufacturer's protocol. For our 100% inhibition control, diluted 2019-nCoV-nLUC is exposed to short-wave UV light (LLC, Upland, CA) for 6 minutes to inhibit the ability of the virus to replicate. For our 0% inhibition control, cells are infected in the presence of vehicle. DMSO is kept constant in all conditions at 0.05% by volume (v/v). Values from triplicate wells per condition are averaged and compared to controls to generate a percent inhibition value for each drug dilution. The EC₅₀ value is defined as the concentration at which there is a 50% decrease in viral replication. Data are analyzed using GraphPad Prism 6.0 (La Jolla, CA). The EC₅₀ and CC₅₀ values are calculated by non-linear regression analysis using the dose-response (variable slope) equation (four parameter logistic equation): Y=Bottom+(Top−Bottom)/(1+10{circumflex over ( )}((Log EC₅₀−X)*HillSlope)). The “Bottom” and “Top” values are defined by the minimum and maximum Y values. Hill slope is a parameter used to define the steepness of a dose-response curve. EC₅₀ and CC₅₀ values are calculated as an average of two to four independent experiments.

Example 5: Evaluation of Subcutaneous Compound 32 Against 2019-nCoV in Esterase Deficient (Ces1c−/−) Mice

Male and female mice (25-28 week) are genetically deleted for carboxylesterase 1C (Ces1c−/−) (Jackson Laboratories stock 014096). The (Ces1c−/−) mice are used since rodents express high levels of carboxylesterase activity in plasma relative to other animal species reducing the plasma half-life of Compound 32. Genetic deletion of carboxylesterase 1C improvs the plasma stability of Compound 32 generating pharmacokinetic profiles similar to those observed in humans and other animal species.

The study design is captured in Table 1. Efficacy studies are performed in an animal biosafety level 3 (ABSL3) facility.

TABLE 1 Experimental Design (Subcutaneous Injection) Compound #Males/ 32 Dose Timing and Group #Females Treatment (mg/kg) Duration Challenge 1 6/6 Vehicle 0 Twice Daily, 2019- D-1 to D5 nCoV 2 4/4 Compound 25 Twice Daily, 32 in D-1 to D5 vehicle 3 6/6 Compound 50 Once Daily, 32 in D-1 to D5 vehicle 4 1/2 Vehicle 0 Twice Daily, No D-1 to D5 virus 5 2/1 Compound 25 Twice Daily, 32 in D-1 to D5 vehicle

Groups 1 (vehicle), Group 2 (Compound 32 BID 25 mg/kg), and Group 3 (Compound 32 QD 50 mg/kg) are anaesthetized with ketamine/xylazine and exposed to 104 pfu of 2019-nCoV/50 ul via the intranasal route. Group 4 (Vehicle) and Group 5 (Compound 32 BID 25 mg/kg) remain uninfected and are used as controls for whole body plethysmography evaluations. Vehicle comprises 12% sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextin in water (with HCl/NaOH) at pH 5.0). On day 0, animals are exposed to virus. On days 2 and 5 post infection, groups of animals are euthanized by isofluorane overdose and the large left lobe of the lung is placed in a 2 mL screw cap tube with 1 mL DPBS with glass beads and frozen at −80° C. until analyzed by plaque assay. The inferior right lobe is placed in 10% buffered formalin and stored at 4° C. until histological analysis.

Changes in lung function are determined by whole body plethysmography (WBP, Buxco lung function testing system, Data Sciences International). After a 30-minute acclimation in the plethysmograph chamber, 11 respiratory responses and several quality control metrics are continually measured every 2-second for 5 minutes for a total of 150 data points. Mean values for each parameter are determined within DSI Finepoint software.

Histological analysis is performed on formalin fixed samples and paraffin embedded tissues with 5 μm. To assess lung pathology, sections are stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Viral antigen in the lung is stained using polyclonal anti-nucleocapsid antibody (Imgenex). Slides are blinded to the evaluator and assessed for virus associated lung pathology as well as spatial location and prevalence of viral antigen. Images are captured using an Olympus BX41 microscope equipped with an Olympus DP71 camera.

Viral plaque assay is used to quantify infectious virus from frozen lung tissue. Vero E6 cells are seeded in 6-well plates at 5×10⁵ cells/well. Lung tissue is thawed, homogenized via Roche Magnalyzer, and the tissue suspension is serially diluted and the dilutions are used to infect the Vero E6 cells. At 72 h post-infection, the plates are fixed and stained and the number of plaques quantified by visual inspection.

The primary endpoint for this study is viral load in lung tissue at Day 5 post-infection. Additional endpoints include changes in animal body weight and lung function. Animal body weight is recorded daily for the duration of the in-life phase. On day −1, 1, 2, 3, and 5 after inoculation, whole body plethysmography is performed to assess lung function. On Day 5, a scheduled necropsy is performed on all remaining animals; gross lung pathology is evaluated by a board-certified veterinary pathologist. Lung tissue is collected for histopathological and virological analysis.

Body Weight and Viral Load: Changes in body weight and tissue viral load for each study group at Day 5 are recorded.

Lung Function Measurements: The effect of Compound 32 treatment on pulmonary function in 2019-nCoV infected mice is evaluated by whole body plethysmography (WBP).

Example 6: A Blinded, Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Evaluation of Intravenous Compound 32 Against 2019-nCoV in Rhesus Monkeys

2019-nCoV isolate is used for the challenge virus at the Test Facility. 2019-nCoV is propagated in VeroE6 cells in DMEM (Sigma) supplemented with 2% (vol/vol) FCS (Logan), 1 mM L-glutamine (Lonza), 50 U/mL penicillin, and 50 μg/mL streptomycin (Gibco). Experimentally naïve male rhesus monkeys are randomly assigned to treatment groups and balanced by body weight.

The study design is captured in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Experimental Design (Intravenous) Compound #Males/ 32 Dose Timing and Group #Females Treatment (mg/kg) Duration* Challenge 1 6/0 Vehicle 0 Once Daily, 2019- D-1 to D6 nCoV 2 6/0 Compound 10 Once Daily, 32 in D-1 to D6 vehicle 3 6/0 Compound 10 Once Daily, 32 in D1 to D6 vehicle

All animals are exposed to a target dose of 7×10⁶ plaque forming units 2019-nCoV virus diluted in 0.9% sodium chloride for inoculation. The animals are inoculated by multiple routes that included intranasal, ocular, and intratrachial administration. The day on which animals are challenged is designated as Day 0.

Methods to control bias include experimental blinding. Specifically, study personnel who administer Compound 32 or vehicle treatments or routinely evaluated animal health are experimentally blinded to the group assignment of all animals for the duration of the in-life phase. Unblinded personnel, who are not responsible for evaluating animal health, prepare individual doses from bulk ready-to-use formulations provided by the Sponsor. Vehicle and Compound 32 formulations are identical in physical appearance.

In Groups 1 and 2, once-daily vehicle treatment is administered for 7 days beginning on Day −1 (one day prior to virus exposure). In Group 3, once-daily vehicle treatment is administered for 7 days beginning on Day 1 (12 to 24 hours after virus exposure). Each dose of Compound 32 or vehicle is administered as a single bolus slow IV injection in the saphenous vein at a volume of 2.0 mL/kg body weight over the course of 1 to 2 min. Doses are administered to animals anesthetized using IM injection of a solution containing ketamine (100 mg/mL) and acepromazine (10 mg/mL) at a volume of 0.1 mL/kg body weight. The weight of each animal is obtained on Day −7, and these weights are used for dose volume determination for all administered doses of Compound 32 or vehicle.

The primary endpoint for this study is viral load in lung tissue at Day 6 post-infection. Animal health is monitored at least twice daily for the duration of the in-life phase and clinical disease signs are recorded. On day −7, 0, 1, 3, 5 and 6 after inoculation, clinical exams are performed on all animals to determine bodyweight, body temperature, respirations/minute (under anesthesia), and to collect x-rays, nose and throat swabs. Whole blood and serum are collected for hematology, biochemistry and cytokine analysis. On Day 6, a scheduled necropsy is performed on all animals; gross lung pathology is scored (as % of lung lobe affected by gross lesions) by a board-certified veterinary pathologist and lung weight is recorded to determine the lung weight/body weight ratio. Nineteen tissues are collected for histopathological and virological analysis.

Disease signs in vehicle-treated animals are attributed to 2019-nCoV infection. Cumulative clinical scores are notably higher in vehicle-treated animals compared to Compound 32-treated animals. These disease symptoms are less pronounced in the Compound 32-treated animals.

Body Weight and Viral Load: Changes in body weight, temperature and respiration are recorded.

Tissue Viral Load: Viral RNA is measured in lung tissue and other organs collected at necropsy.

Example 7: SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Assay

Antiviral activity of compounds against SARS-CoV-2 was evaluated as described in Xue, Xi et al. 2020 (Xie, X. et al. (2020). A nanoluciferase SARS-CoV-2 for rapid neutralization testing and screening of anti-infective drugs for COVID-19. Nat. Comm. bioRxiv 2020.06.22.165712; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.22.165712). Briefly, the human alveolar epithelial cell line (A549) was maintained in a high-glucose DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 1% P/S and 1% HEPES (ThermoFisher Scientific). The A549-hACE2 cells that stably express human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) were grown in the culture medium supplemented with 10 μg/mL Blasticidin S (Mossel, E. C. et al. (2005). Exogenous ACE2 expression allows refractory cell lines to support severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus replication. J Virol 79, 3846-3850, doi:10.1128/JVI.79.6.3846-3850.2005). Cells were grown at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. All culture medium and antibiotics were purchased from ThermoFisher Scientific (Waltham, MA). All cell lines were tested negative for mycoplasma. A549-hACE2 cells (12,000 cells per well in phenol-red free medium containing 2% FBS) were plated into a white opaque 96-well plate (Corning). On the next day, 2-fold serial dilutions of compounds were prepared in DMSO. The compounds were further diluted 100-fold in the phenol-red free culture medium containing 2% FBS. Cell culture fluids were removed and incubated with 50 μL of diluted compound solutions and 50 μL of SARS-CoV2-Nluc viruses (MOI 0.025). At 48 h post-infection, 50 μL Nano luciferase substrates (Promega) were added to each well. Luciferase signals were measured using a Synergy™ Neo2 microplate reader. The relative luciferase signals were calculated by normalizing the luciferase signals of the compound-treated groups to that of the DMSO-treated groups (set as 100%). The relative luciferase signal (Y axis) versus the log₁₀ values of compound concentration (X axis) was plotted in software Prism 8. The EC₅₀ (compound concentration for reducing 50% of luciferase signal) were calculated using a nonlinear regression model (four parameters). Two experiments were performed with technical duplicates.

Example 8: A549 Cytotoxicity Analysis

The cytotoxicity of compounds was determined in A549 cells in the following manner. Compounds (200 nL) were spotted onto 384-well Grenier plates prior to seeding 5000 A549 cells/well in a volume of 40 μL culture medium. The plates were incubated at 37° C. for 48 hours with 5% CO₂. On day 2, 40 μL of CellTiter-Glo (Promega) was added and mixed 5 times. Plates were read for luminescence on an Envision (PerkinElmer) and the CC₅₀ (compound concentration for reducing 50% of luminescence signal as a measure of cell viability) were calculated using a nonlinear regression model (four parameters).

SARS-CoV-2 A549 Cytotoxicity (2-day) (2-day) Compound EC₅₀ (μM) n CC₅₀ (μM) n

0.869 ± 0.289 2 >50 2

0.135 ± 0.020 8 >25.2 10

0.272 ± 0.075 2 17.7 2

Example 9: Combination Therapy

Eligible patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either remdesivir and baricitinib or remdesivir and placebo. Randomization was stratified according to trial site and disease severity at enrollment (Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19; The New England Journal of Medicine, Dec. 11, 2020, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2031994). Patients received remdesivir intravenously as a 200-mg loading dose on day 1, followed by a 100-mg maintenance dose administered daily on days 2 through 10 or until hospital discharge or death. Baricitinib was administered as a 4-mg daily dose (either orally [two 2-mg tablets] or through a nasogastric tube) for 14 days or until hospital discharge. Patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 ml per minute received baricitinib at a dose of 2 mg once daily. A matching oral placebo was administered according to the same schedule as the active drug. All the patients received standard supportive care at the trial site hospital. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis was recommended for all the patients without a major contraindication. If a hospital had a written policy for Covid-19 treatments, patients could receive those treatments. In the absence of a written policy, other experimental treatment and off-label use of marketed medications intended as specific treatment for Covid-19 were prohibited. This included glucocorticoids, which were permitted only for standard indications such as adrenal insufficiency, asthma exacerbation, laryngeal edema, septic shock, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

All patients were evaluated daily during their hospitalization, from day 1 through day 29. The trial team was unaware of the trial-group assignments until after all data queries were resolved and the database was locked.

Patients who received combination treatment with baricitinib plus remdesivir recovered a median of 1 day faster than patients who received remdesivir and placebo (median, 7 days vs. 8 days; rate ratio for recovery, 1.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01 to 1.32; P=0.03 by log-rank test stratified according to actual baseline severity). When analyzed according to the severity entered at the time of randomization (moderate vs. severe), the hazard ratio was 1.15 (95% CI, 1.00 to 1.31; P=0.047). The median time to recovery among patients receiving noninvasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen (baseline ordinal score of 6) was 10 days in the combination group and 18 days in the control group (rate ratio for recovery, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.10 to 2.08). Among patients with a baseline score of 4 (no oxygen) and 5 (supplemental oxygen), the rate ratio for recovery was 0.88 (95% CI, 0.63 to 1.23) and 1.17 (95% CI, 0.98 to 1.39), respectively. For those receiving mechanical ventilation or ECMO at enrollment (baseline ordinal score of 7), the rate ratio for recovery was 1.08 (95% CI, 0.59 to 1.97). The rate ratio for recovery among the 223 patients who received glucocorticoids for clinical indications during the trial was 1.06 (95% CI, 0.75 to 1.48). A sensitivity analysis with a random effect for hospital site yielded similar results (conditional random-effects estimate of rate ratio for recovery, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.33; restricted maximum likelihood-based random-effects estimate of variance, 0.0305).

Baricitinib plus remdesivir was superior to remdesivir alone in reducing recovery time and accelerating improvement in clinical status, notably among patients receiving high-flow oxygen or noninvasive mechanical ventilation. The combination was associated with fewer serious adverse events.

All publications, patents, and patent documents cited herein above are incorporated by reference herein, as though individually incorporated by reference.

The invention has been described with reference to various specific and preferred embodiments and techniques. However, one skilled in the art will understand that many variations and modifications may be made while remaining within the spirit and scope of the invention. 

1. A method for treating or preventing a SARS-CoV-2 infection in a human in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-inflammatory agent a compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, thereof; wherein: R⁷ is selected from the group consisting of a) H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹, —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹, —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), and —SO₂NR¹¹R¹²,

wherein: R^(c) is selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl,

R^(d) is H or CH₃; R^(e1) and R^(e2) are each independently H, (C₁-C₆)alkyl or benzyl; R^(f) is selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl, (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, and —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl; R^(g) is selected from (C₁-C₈)alkyl, —O—(C₁-C₈)alkyl, benzyl, —O-benzyl, —CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂—(C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, and CF₃; and n′ is selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4; and d) a group of formula:

wherein: Q is O, S, NR, ⁺N(O⁻)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O⁻)(OR), or N—NR₂, Z¹ and Z², when taken together, are -Q¹(C(R^(y))₂)₃Q¹-; wherein each Q¹ is independently O, S, or NR; and each R^(y) is independently H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, R, —C(=Q²)R, —C(=Q²)OR, —C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —N(R)₂, —⁺N(R)₃, —SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), —OC(=Q′)R, —OC(=Q²)OR, —OC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —SC(=Q²)R, —SC(=Q²)OR, —SC(=Q²)(N(R)₂), —N(R)C(=Q²)R, —N(R)C(=Q²)OR, —N(R)C(=Q²)N(R)₂, —SO₂NR₂, —CN, —N₃, —NO₂, or —OR; or when taken together, two R^(y) on the same carbon atom form a carbocyclic ring of 3 to 7 carbon atoms; each Q² is independently, O, S, NR, ⁺N(O⁻)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O⁻)(OR), or N—NR₂; or Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of Formula Ia:

wherein: each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, NR, ⁺N(O⁻)(R), N(OR), ⁺N(O⁻)(OR), N—NR₂, S, S—S, S(O), or S(O)₂; M2 is 0, 1 or 2; each R^(x) is independently R^(y) or the formula:

wherein: each M1a, M1c, and M1d is independently 0 or 1; M12c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12; R⁸ is halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹¹, NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂, CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NNHR¹¹, —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹)₂, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)OR¹¹, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₆-C₂₀) optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, OR¹¹ or SR¹¹; each R⁹ and R¹⁰ is independently H, halogen, NR¹¹R¹², N(R¹¹)OR¹¹, NR¹¹NR¹¹R¹², N₃, NO, NO₂, CHO, CN, —CH(═NR¹¹), —CH═NHNR¹¹, —CH═N(OR¹¹), —CH(OR¹¹)₂, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)OR¹¹, R¹¹, OR¹¹ or S¹¹; each R¹¹ and R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₆-C₂₀) optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR^(a)—; each R^(a) is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, —C(═O)R, —C(═O)OR, —C(═O)NR₂, —C(═O)SR, —S(O)R, —S(O)₂R, —S(O)(OR), —S(O)₂(OR), or —SO₂NR₂; each R is independently H, (C₁-C₈) alkyl, (C₁-C₈) substituted alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkenyl, (C₂-C₈) alkynyl, (C₂-C₈) substituted alkynyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl, (C₆-C₂₀)substituted aryl, (C₂-C₂₀)heterocyclyl, (C₂-C₂₀)substituted heterocyclyl, (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl or substituted (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; each n is independently 0, 1, or 2; wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, or (C₂-C₈)alkynyl of each R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ and R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a); wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—; and wherein each (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R⁶, R¹¹, and R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, N(R^(a))₂ or OR^(a): wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NR_(a)—.
 2. The method of claim 1, comprising administering to the human (i) a loading dose of the compound of Formula I and (ii) one or more of a maintenance dose of the compound of Formula I.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the loading dose is about 150-250 mg of the compound of Formula I.
 4. (canceled)
 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the maintenance dose is about 50-150 mg of the compound of Formula I.
 6. (canceled)
 7. The method of claim 2, comprising administering one loading dose of about 150-250 mg and at least one maintenance dose of about 50-150 mg.
 8. (canceled)
 9. (canceled)
 10. The method of claim 2, comprising administering one loading dose of 150-250 mg on treatment day one and the maintenance dose of about 50-150 mg on day 2 to day 5 of the treatment.
 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula I is administered by intramuscular administration.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula I is administered by inhalation, IV infusion, orally or subcutaneously. 13.-31. (canceled)
 32. The method of claim 1, wherein each R¹¹ or R¹² is independently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, (C₄-C₈)carbocyclylalkyl, (C₆-C₂₀) optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C₁-C₈)alkyl, —S(O)_(n)(C₁-C₈)alkyl or (C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl; or R¹¹ and R¹² taken together with a nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring wherein any one carbon atom of said heterocyclic ring can optionally be replaced with —O—, —S— or —NH—; wherein each (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, or (C₂-C₈)alkynyl of each R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, R¹¹ and R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, NH₂ or OH; wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NH—; and wherein each C₆-C₂₀)aryl(C₁-C₈)alkyl of each R⁶, R¹¹, and R¹² is, independently, optionally substituted with one or more halo, hydroxy, CN, N₃, NH₂ or OH: wherein one or more of the non-terminal carbon atoms of each said (C₁-C₈)alkyl may be optionally replaced with —O—, —S— or —NH—.
 33. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is H.
 34. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is selected from the group of a) H, —C(═O)R¹¹, —C(═O)OR¹¹, —C(═O)NR¹¹R¹², —C(═O)SR¹¹, —S(O)R¹¹, —S(O)₂R¹¹, —S(O)(OR¹¹), —S(O)₂(OR¹¹), —SO₂NR¹¹R¹²,

wherein: R^(c) is selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl,

R^(d) is H or CH₃; R^(e1) and R^(e2) are each independently H or C₁-C₆ alkyl; R^(f) is selected from H, C₁-C₈ alkyl, benzyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, and —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; R^(g) is selected from C₁-C₈ alkyl, —O—C₁-C₈ alkyl, benzyl, —O-benzyl, —CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, —O—CH₂-C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, and CF₃; and n′ is selected from 1, 2, 3, and
 4. 35. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is

wherein Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of structure:


36. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is

wherein Z¹ and Z² are each, independently, a group of structure:


37. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is

wherein each Q^(3b) is, independently, O or N(R).
 38. The method of claim 37, wherein each Q^(3b) is O and each R^(x) is independently:

wherein M12c is 1, 2 or 3 and each Q³ is independently a bond, O, CR₂, or S.
 39. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is

40.-42. (canceled)
 43. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is

44.-49. (canceled)
 50. The method of claim 1, wherein R⁷ is


51. (canceled)
 52. (canceled)
 53. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula IV is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
 54. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula IV is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
 55. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula IV is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
 56. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of Formula IV is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
 57. The method of claim 1, wherein the human is suffering from the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2.
 58. (canceled)
 59. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises event driven administration and wherein the event driven administration comprises pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
 60. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises event driven administration and wherein the event driven administration comprises post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
 61. (canceled)
 62. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises administering the compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 63. The method of claim 1, further comprising administering a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
 64. (canceled)
 65. (canceled)
 66. The method of claim 1, wherein the anti-inflammatory agent is selected from the group consisting of baricitinib, tocilizumab, cenicriviroc, icatibant, apremilast, razuprotafib, lenzilumab, risankizumab, infliximab, and abatacept.
 67. The method of claim 1, wherein the anti-inflammatory agent is baricitinib.
 68. The method of claim 1, wherein the anti-inflammatory agent is a JAK inhibitor.
 69. The method of claim 68, wherein the JAK inhibitor is barcitinib, ruxolitinib, tofacitinib, upadacitinib, or fedratinib.
 70. The method of claim 68, wherein the JAK inhibitor is barcitinib. 71.-161. (canceled)
 162. The method of claim 1, wherein a 2019-nCoV polymerase is inhibited.
 163. (canceled)
 164. (canceled)
 165. A kit comprising one or more individual dosage units of a compound described in claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, stereoisomer, hydrate, solvate, mixture of stereoisomers, or tautomer thereof, and directions for their use in treating a 2019-nCoV viral infection in a human.
 166. (canceled) 